Winsor McCay Endorses...FDR

Winsor McCay, acclaimed creator of "Gertie the Dinosaur," Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend, and Little Nemo in Slumberland also distinguished himself as an editorial cartoonist. Here, from the pages of the New York Herald Tribune, is his 1932 endorsement of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The ink on board drawing is remarkably detailed, almost like an engraving or etching. FDR is presented as something of a savior, very nearly in religious terms.

Winsor McCay
He Will Make Hay When This Son Shines
New York Herald Tribune, September 18, 1932

Winsor McCay
AbeBooks Listing Accessed March 9, 2020

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Note:  Can anyone provide a newspaper image confirming that this cartoon was published in the New York Herald Tribune on September 18, 1932?

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Aidan Chambers's Copy of In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

Young adult fiction writer Aidan Chambers and his wife Nancy were the recipients of a wonderful copy of In the Night Kitchen (1970) personalized for them by author Maurice Sendak in the summer of 1971. The book includes an original drawing of Mickey, the boy whose dream transports him into the night kitchen (in a matter reminiscent of Winsor McCay's Little Nemo entering Slumberland). Mickey is shown standing and looking pretty delighted here as he presides over the book's inscription "with pleasure."

Maurice Sendak
AbeBooks Listing Retrieved September 14, 2018

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The good news is that this copy is still available from Shapero Rare Books in London. The bad news is that the price has gone up just a bit since last year.

Note:  Attempted Bloggery is on the lookout for more books by Maurice Sendak graced with his original drawings.


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