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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Growing Dark
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Growing Dark

Object numberMO 2025.2.21
Name Cartoon
Artist (American commercial artist and cartoonist, 1892 - 1966)
Date1939
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 22 1/16 in x W 18 1/8 in (56 cm x 46 cm )
DescriptionAn original black and white cartoon titled at the top, “GROWING DARK.” It depicts Franklin D. Roosevelt (identified as “F.D.R.”) finely dressed in a three-piece suit and hat. He is walking along with a worried expression on his face, wiping the sweat from his brow with a handkerchief in his left hand, while in his right hand he is holding up, as an offering, a bouquet of flowers labeled “APPEASESMENT OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY.” FDR is looking up at the sun, marked “NEW DEAL 1940 / PRESIDENTIAL HOPES,” which is in the process of being eclipsed by the head of the Republican elephant (“G.O.P. ECLIPSE”) labeled “TAFT-DEWEY / BRICKER - / LODGE.” Behind FDR is the silhouette of the U.S. Capitol building, in front of which sits a small furry creature marked “LEO” who says, “A COURTIN’ HE DOTH GO?”. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner: “EGLI – / ‘39.”
Label TextThis cartoon was published in the Ohio State Journal in 1939.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Karole S. Mourek, from the collection of Anthony J. Mourek, in 2024.
Credit LineGift from the Anthony J. Mourek Collection
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPolitical Cartoons (National Archives Identifier 749653)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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