Geisel, Theodor [Dr. Seuss].Bravely into the Post-War World." Original pencil drawing, signed, on menu.1945Original menu, folded card stock. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. A menu from the Shoreham Hotel of DC, now the Omni Shoreham, a frequent meeting place of politicians and other power lunchers. The menu is dated August 25th, 1945, just ten days after VJ Day, and features a original pencil drawing by Ted Geisel, of "Faith" and "Skepticism" moving forward in the post-War world. The drawing is titled by Geisel in the lower right-hand corner, and signed "lt. general T.S. Geisel" in the lower left. The pencil drawing was executed while Geisel was in the employ of the US Army, working for the Animation Dept. of the Motion Picture Division. Prior to that he had been a political cartoonist for the left-leaning political magazine PM, and other periodicals. Stylistically, the image feels more like the Seuss of children's books than the slightly more staid caricature of the political cartoons. One small half-inch closed tear to the open edge of the folded menu, not affecting the drawing, otherwise in fine condition.
Price: $12,000.00
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