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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.
I Better Enjoy This While I Can!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

I Better Enjoy This While I Can!

Object numberMO 1978.2.15
Name Cartoon
Artist (American illustrator, cartoonist, and designer, 1892 - 1969)
Dateca. 1942-1944
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink, pencil
Dimensionsoverall H 10 in x W 10 in (25.4 cm x 25.4 cm )
DescriptionAn original black and white cartoon featuring Franklin D. Roosevelt's Scottish terrier dog, Fala. The cartoon is an indoor scene showing Fala lying in an armchair next to which is a birdcage with a bird singing away. On the floor in front of the armchair is an edition of The Daily Bugle newspaper with a headline that reads, "PETRILLO STOPS ARMY BAND BROADCAST." The artist's signature is in the lower right corner of the cartoon: ALAN FOSTER. The caption is typed on a slip of paper adhered below the cartoon: "I better enjoy this while I can!" The cartoon sheet has a publication measurement written in pencil on it.

On the reverse of the cartoon sheet are additional publication notes and a blue ink stamped Liberty magazine form with handwritten pencil information filled in: LIBERTY ART DEPT. / MACFADDEN PUBLICATIONS, INC. / SUBJ. CARTOON / ISSUE Sept - 5th 1942 / PAGE 58 / INSERT No. [blank].
Label TextIn 1942, American illustrator and cartoonist Alan Foster created a series of cartoons, titled "Fala," for Liberty magazine. This cartoon appeared in the September 5, 1942 issue of Liberty.
Additional Details
Custodial History NotePurchased by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1977 through private sale.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPolitical Cartoons (National Archives Identifier 749653)
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