Frederick Little Packer Cold War Political Cartoon

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Lot number	104
Estimate	150.00 - 180.00 USD
Auction	Chicagolnad Antiques & Collectibles Auction 9/29/26
Date	September 28, 2026 at 11:49 PM CDT
Auction house	Esquis Auctions
Location	Wheeling, Illinois

Frederick Little Packer original pen and ink political cartoon depicting Joseph Stalin driving a massive Soviet steamroller toward a sign reading "World Dominion," contrasted in the lower scene with Nikita Khrushchev and another Soviet leader riding in a luxury automobile marked "U.S.S.R." toward the same destination. Captioned in pencil, "It's the same road, to same places, but bigger smile on different faces!" Signed "Packer" within the image lower right, with additional handwritten notations along the lower margin. A striking Cold War-era satirical commentary contrasting Stalin-era Soviet expansionism with the leadership that followed. 22" x 15" unframed. Frederick Little Packer (1886-1956, United States) was an American illustrator and prominent editorial cartoonist who studied at the Los Angeles School of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. His career included work for the Los Angeles Examiner, San Francisco Call, New York Journal, New York American, and New York Daily Mirror, where he became an editorial cartoonist. His wartime cartoons and posters earned citations from the U.S. Treasury Department and War Production Board. In 1952, Packer received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning for his cartoon criticizing President Harry S. Truman, published in the New York Daily Mirror in 1951. His work is represented in institutional collections, including the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Frederick Little Packer Cold War Political Cartoon

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