Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Waiting for Some Light
Object numberMO 2025.2.30
Name
Cartoon
Artist
Cy Hungerford
(American editorial cartoonist, 1888 - 1983)
Dateca. 1933 - 1944
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink, paint, pencil
Dimensionsoverall H 16 15/16 in x W 13 in (43 cm x 33 cm )
DescriptionAn original black and white cartoon titled at the top, “Waiting for some light.” It shows a nighttime scene with Franklin D. Roosevelt at the top of a ladder working on a streetlight labeled “SUNDAY NIGHT BROADCAST.” Standing on the ground below him is an older man identified as “THE PUBLIC” holding a cane in his left hand and pointing up at FDR with his right hand while saying, “WHERE AM I? I’M TIRED STUMBLING AROUND AND I WANT TO KNOW WHERE I’M GOING!” The artist’s signature is in the lower right corner: “HUNGERFORD.”
On the reverse is a pencil sketch of an earlier cartoon concept for the same theme and having the same title, “Waiting for some light.” The sketch shows FDR reaching into a money purse labeled “SUNDAY NIGHT BROADCAST.” Seated on a stool in front of him is an older man identified as “THE PUBLIC” who is holding a cup for donations in one hand and a sign reading “PLEASE HELP THE BLIND” in the other.
Label TextThis cartoon was likely published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette which the artist, Cy Hungerford, worked for at the time.On the reverse is a pencil sketch of an earlier cartoon concept for the same theme and having the same title, “Waiting for some light.” The sketch shows FDR reaching into a money purse labeled “SUNDAY NIGHT BROADCAST.” Seated on a stool in front of him is an older man identified as “THE PUBLIC” who is holding a cup for donations in one hand and a sign reading “PLEASE HELP THE BLIND” in the other.
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.Collections
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