2012: Box #14h – Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoons and Other Art and Prints

36. This War Weary World: Eisenhower Visits & Talks – Coming Khrushchev Visit & Talks (Walt Partymiller), 1956 or 1957

 

2012: Box #14h – Original Walt Partymiller Editorial Cartoons and Other Art and Prints

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1. 1951 (No specific date):

Pencil Comment:

None

Text:

“Secret” of Atomic Energy – Real World Cooperation

Illustration:

The “secret” is sealed in a booze bottle with a cork; the real-world cooperation is represented by a corkscrew.

Size:

12 x 15

 

2. January 9, 1952:

Pencil Comment:

None

Text:

Guns vs. Butter – Domestic Needs – Corruption – 82nd Congress

Illustration:

Panicking Man [82nd Congress) looking at clock that says “1952 Elections.”

Size:

11 x 14

 

3. January 10, 1952:

Pencil Comment:

Still With Us?

Text:

Democrats’ Secret Sessions – Buzz, Buzz

Illustration:

Befuddled and shocked reporter at City Hall Looking at an active beehive.

Size:

11 x 14

 

4. January 11, 1952:

Pencil Comment:

Rough Too

Text:

Small Enterprise – World War II – Monopoly – Inflation – Rearmament – High Prices – Civilian Cutbacks

Illustration:

A captain (Small Enterprise) stands on the mast of his sinking ship as waves lap around him, each wave noting an issue stated above.

Size:

11 x 14

 

5. December 20, 1952:

Pencil Comment:

Christmas Present?

Text:

There will be no Tax Increase in the 1953 City Budget, City Fathers – Merry Christmas

Illustration:

Happy York resident unwrapping the gift from the City Fathers.

Size:

11 x 15

 

6. December 27, 1952:

Pencil Comment:

Infamous, President Truman

Text:

McCarran Act – Torch of the Statue of Liberty

Illustration:

McCarran Act represented by a bat flying from the flames of Lady Liberty’s torch [McCarran-Walter Act]

Size:

11 x 15

 

7. April 13, 1955:

Pencil Comment:

Especially Good News for Parents (Very light)

Text:

Salk Polio Vaccine – Safe – Effective – Potent – Medical Science

Illustration:

A hand [Medical Science] grips a vial [Salk Polio Vaccine]; in the air: Safe – Effective – Potent

Size:

11 x 14

 

8. April 15, 1955:

Pencil Comment:

Something Must be Done

Text:

– Congress – Probe – High Campaign Costs – Election Campaign $pending

Illustration:

Congress, represented by one man, looking quizzically into a large pot of money

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

9. April 21, 1955:

Pencil Comment:

Today an Einstein Would be Excluded

Text:

Liberty – McCarran-Walter Act – “–Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free, The Wretched Refuse of Your Teeming Shore. – Emma Lazarus”

Illustration:

Lady Liberty, holding Emma Lazarus’ words, sports a black right eye [McCarran-Walter Act]

Size:

11 x14

 

10. February 28, 1956:

Pencil Comment:

Let’s Not Lose Any More Time

Text:

Federal Loan Grant – Wellington Redevelopment Project – Authority Approval – 5 Years Delay – Civic Progress

Illustration:

A Sweating Man [Civic Progress] is trying to push a giant roll of papers forward [Wellington Redevelopment Project and Authority Approval]; however, a small boulder stands in his way [5 Years Delay]. Meanwhile, a sign points the way to a “Federal Loan Grant”

Size:

11 x 14

 

11. April 4, 1956:

Pencil Comment:

It’s No Solution

Text:

“Ignorant, Uninformed” Armaments’ Argument – Economic Aid – Foreign Problems

Illustration:

A big cannon [“Ignorant, Uninformed” Armaments’] is pointed directly at “Foreign Problems”; meanwhile a small roll of papers [Economic Aid] lay beneath the cannon

Size:

11 x 14

 

12. August 13, 1956:

Pencil Comment:

Waiting for the Curtain to Go Up

Text:

1/3 of Potential Voters NOT Registered

Illustration:

A shocked-looking man, holding his mouth, supposedly disbelieving at this statistic

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

13. December 18, 1956:

Pencil Comment:

A Big Stocking to Fill

Text:

Hungarian Relief Needs

Illustration:

A Christmas stocking with holly [Hungarian Relief Needs] is pinned to the Earth (Hungarian Revolution of 1956)

Size:

11 x 14

 

14. December 19, 1956:

Pencil Comment:

Deserves Thoughtful Consideration

Text:

A Report Recommending a County Health Dep’t. – To Serve the Community – “To Regulate, Inspect and Control Problems Arising From Communicable Disease, Improper Sanitary Conditions, Disposal of Waste, Etc.” – County Commissioners

Illustration:

A thick stack of Papers, presumably the Report, tied up with a bow. It sits on the desk of the County Commissioners.

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

15. December 21, 1956:

Pencil Comment:

The McCarthy Committee Has Lost Every Single Contempt Prosecution

Text:

U.S. Court of Appeals: Contempt of Congress Charge Against Harvey O’Connor: VOID

Illustration:

A hand [U.S. Court of Appeals] holds a paper with “Contempt of Congress Charge Against Harvey O’Connor”; VOID is written over the Contempt Charge

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

16. December 22, 1956:

Pencil Comment:

None

Text:

State $ale$ Tax – Urged by Advisors – High Co$t of Living

Illustration:

A large ax [State $ale$ Tax – Urged by Advisors] is sunk into a large chopping block [High Co$t of Living]; a city scape is in the background

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

17. January 5, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

None

Text:

85th Congress – Civil Rights – School Aid Program – Immigration – Foreign Aid – Atomic Power – Taft-Hartley Revision – Farm Program – Health Insurance – Etc.

Illustration:

An arm (The 85th Congress) grasps the to-do list for the upcoming year. The Capitol Building is in the background

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

18. January 10, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

“Ill Health,” They Say

Text:

Prime Minister Eden – Suez Situation – Resignation – GB

Illustration:

Prime Minister Eden has fallen on his rear end after slipping on a banana peel [Suez Situation]; his briefcase, marked “GB,” is flying through the air. His “fall” has resulted in his resignation (Anthony Eden)

Size:

11 x 14

 

19. January 26, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

A New All Time High

Text:

Co$t of Living

Illustration:

A man and the quarter moon looks on as a shabby flying basket [“Co$t of Living”] hurtles through the air

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

20. March 1, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

The Daily Blitz

Text:

Lack of High Moral Standards – Glorification of War – Militarism – “Love” of Money – Our Youth

Illustration:

A young man [Our Youth] stands helpless as bombs are falling toward him [Each bomb has one of the above messages]

Size:

10.75 x 15

 

21. March 2, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

Let’s Hope It Eases Tension

Text:

“Full and Prompt” Israel Withdrawal Announced in U.N. – All of Us

Illustration:

A man in a fedora [All of Us] holds a paper [“Full and Prompt” Israel Withdrawal Announced in U.N.]; in the background, smoke rises from a spot near the pyramids) (Suez Crisis)

Size:

11 x 15

 

22. March 4, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

Needs Fixing and Paint (? Not sure)

Text:

Federal Election Laws – Gore Committee – Loophole$ – $33 Million (Known) Spent in 1956

Illustration:

The Federal Election Laws paper is being propped up by a shaky-looking board. There are three holes in the paper: In the “Gore Committee,” a man hangs out with a hammer in his hand. The “Loophole$” hole is much larger than the other two hole. Beneath the paper is a saw and three circles that have been carved out of the “laws.”

Size:

11 x 15.25

 

23. March 11, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

You Must be Registered to Vote!

Text:

Primary Election Activities – Too Many of Us NOT Registered

Illustration:

An incoming missile, representing the primary elections is about to fly over a man, representing the non-registered voter. The man is standing at a fence and holding onto it. He appears unprepared for the “blast.”

Size:

11 x 15

 

24. June 27, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

None

Text:

Up With The Storm Warning – Inflation

Illustration:

Destructive Tornado ripping through the country

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

25. July 2, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

Help Will Surely be Appreciated

Text:

Death Toll Mounting in Louisiana Hurricane – First of Season – Casualties – Health Menace – Red Cross – Emergency Funds Needed! – Many of Us

Illustration:

A man [Many of Us] with a $ sign above his head reading a posted notice, filled with messages [Death Toll Mounting in Louisiana Hurricane – First of Season – Casualties – Health Menace – Red Cross – Emergency Funds Needed!], suggesting that giving a helping hand is up to all of us (Hurricane Audrey)

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

26. Labor Day 1957 Unfinished drawing:

Pencil Comment:

None

Text:

Labor Day 1957

Illustration:

An upside-down head of a man (unfinished)

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

27. September 21, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

But on the Other Hand

Text:

Little Rock Situation – The “Holier Than Thou” Attitude – What Are We Doing to Make Democracy Work in Our Community?

Illustration:

An upset man [arm marked with The Holier Than Thou Attitude] hides paper that asks, “What Are We Doing to Make Democracy Work in Our Community?” In the background, there is smoke exploding [Little Rock Situation]

Size:

11 x 15

 

28. November 14, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

Education Requires Both

Text:

Science and Technology – Social Science and Humanities – U.S.

Illustration:

A professorial man [U.S] leans over two books [Science and Technology – Social Science and Humanities]

Size:

11 x 14.25

 

29. November 15, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

It Affects Us All!

Text:

Community Purcha$ing Power – Layoffs – Plant Closings – York

Illustration:

A large money bag [Community Purcha$ing Power] sitting on a table is leaking money [Layoffs – Plant Closings]; York looms in the background, its plants idle

Size:

11 x 14.25

 

30. November 18, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

Good News! (In pencil)

Text:

York Polio Chapter and Doctors Offer Free Polio Shots at Health Fair – We, The People

Illustration:

A hand [We, the People] holds up the “Good News” message (LOL)

Size:

11 x 14.25

 

31. November 19, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

Just Don’t Let It Go, OK? [Not sure if this is correct]

Text:

COLD WAR – Compromise Plan – U.N. Disarmament Talks

Illustration:

The frosty and icy Cold War continues as scrolls of papers burn up [U.N. Disarmament Talks]; another scroll [Compromise Plan] hurtles toward the burning pile

Size:

11 x 14.5

 

32. December 26, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

Sign of the Times

Text:

Mistletoe – Missiles (Missile Hanging from the Mistletoe) – We, The People

Illustration:

Man in a fedora, representing “We, The People,” looking up at the mistletoe with the missile hanging from it

Size:

11 x 14

 

33. January 11, 1958:

Pencil Comment:

A Good Question

Text:

Pennsylvania Liquor Sales Hit New Record of $269 Million in 1957 – How Much was Spent for – Alcoholism Research & Rehabilitation?

Illustration:

A man is staring at a giant corked bottle and sees how much money was spent in Pennsylvania liquor sales in 1957. He asks, “How Much was Spent for – Alcoholism Research and Rehabilitation?”

Size:

11 x14

 

34. “1957” (no other date):

Note:

Given the subject matter, I believe this cartoon is from the early 1970’s, mixed in with this 1950’s batch. For one thing, it says “York Daily Record” (lower left hand corner) which wasn’t the newspaper’s name back in 1957.

Pencil Comment:

None

Text:

Nixon Scandals – Inflation – Etc.

Illustration:

A man stands in a strong wind with lots of debris flying around and ponders three pyramids, each labeled with the above text

Size:

11 x 14

 

Personal Favorites (Manilla Envelope): The “World” Drawings

 

35. October 17, 1956:

Pencil Comment:

“Can’t be Brushed Under the Rug” – Adlai Stevenson

Text:

This War Weary World – H-Bomb Tests – Deadly Radiation

Illustration:

As the world, with a weary looking face, fends off an H-Bomb and deadly radiation, smoke swirls all around

Size:

11 x 14.25

 

36. 1956 or 1957:

Pencil Comment:

A Busy Social Season

Text:

This War Weary World – Eisenhower Visits & Talks – Coming Khrushchev Visit & Talks

Illustration:

The weary world (band-aid on surface), wearing glasses, mouth open, stunned look, fends off the upcoming talks, above text

Size:

10.75 x 14

 

37. February 27, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

About Time to Sprout?

Text:

U.N. Peace Efforts – Middle East Crisis

Illustration:

A man in the ubiquitous fedora watches as the U.N. Peace Efforts and the Middle East Crisis sprout from the world

Size:

11 x 15

 

38. December 24, 1957:

Pencil Comment:

Should be Very Clear This Time of Year

Text:

Work for Peace – Mankind

Illustration:

A man in a fedora [Mankind] looks skyward at the East Star [Work for Peace]; he stands as a giant on the world

Size:

11 x 14

 

39. January 16, 1958:

Pencil Comment:

Try More Brains, Less Brawn

Text:

Nuclear Arms Race

Illustration:

A distressed, bandaged, and sweating quarter moon looks on as rockets shoot from the world [Nuclear Arms Race]. Meanwhile, explosions are taking place on earth

Size:

11 x 14

 

40. November 22, 1958:

Pencil Comment:

This Should Be Stopped!

Text:

Air Pollution

Illustration:

The World, in great distress, is coughing and huffing and puffing, blowing Air Pollution into the universe

Size:

11 x 14.25

 

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Art Sketch Book: Sketches by Elaine Kunz (Wrinkled Manila Envelope)

 

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