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. . . But He Didn’t Miss the Boat!

. . . But He Didn’t Miss the Boat!

Object numberMO 2025.2.10
Name Cartoon
Dateca. 1944-1945
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink, watercolor (gouache)
Dimensionsoverall H 12 11/16 in x W 13 1/4 in (32.2 cm x 33.7 cm )
DescriptionAn original black and white cartoon referencing Argentina’s late alliance with the Allies during World War II. The cartoon depicts a boat named “ALLIES” departing from a dock. Pictured on the stern of the boat are Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin standing together and watching a man dressed as an Argentinian gaucho, and holding a travel bag labeled “ARGENTINA,” leap onto the boat from the dock. Churchill says, “QUITE A JUMPER,” while FDR finishes with, “. . . BUT HE DIDN’T MISS THE BOAT!” The artist’s signature and a handwritten inscription are in the lower left corner: “JIM BERRYMAN / EVENING STAR / All good wishes to another good navy guy – ‘Ken Stevener [?]’.”
Label TextIt is not known if this cartoon by Jim Berryman was published in the Washington Evening Star which he worked for at the time.
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)
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