A Guide to the Drawings by Oscar Edward Cesare 1912-1943
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 4101
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Preferred Citation
Drawings by Oscar Edward Cesare, Accession # 4101, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was given to the Library by Mrs. Oscar Edward Cesare of Stanford, Connecticut, on December 19, 1952.
Biographical/Historical Information
Cesare was born in Linkoping, Sweden, in 1885; at age eighteen he moved to Paris to study art. Leaving Paris, he traveled to Buffalo, New York, to continue his studies. Although Cesare's newspaper career began in Chicago, it was in New York City that his first political cartoons appeared in the New York World, followed by The Sun and The Post. In 1920, he became a regular contributor to the Sunday magazine of the New York Times and continued until a few years before his death in 1948.
Scope and Content Information
This collection consists of ca. 230 cartoons and drawings of Oscar Edward Cesare (1885-1948), 1912-1943, a New York City political cartoonist and artist whose work appeared in many of the leading New York newspapers, such as The Sun, The World, Evening Post, and The New York Times, and in periodicals such as Review of Reviews, Fortune, Colliers, and Life.
Organization
The cartoons have been numbered and arranged in the
following groups:
World War Era Cartoons (Oversize Box C-16)
Mexican Affairs (Oversize Box C-16)
United States Politics and Foreign Affairs to 1930
(Oversize Box C-16)
United States Politics and Foreign Affairs to 1930
(Oversize Box C-17)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Era (Oversize Box C-17)
People, in a separate folder in Oversize Box C-17
2 drawings not by Cesare in an oversize folder filed
separately from the Cesare cartoons (OS Tray 60)
Contents List
Referring to the First Battle of the Marne
An American soldier waiting to get into the War in The New York Evening Post
British bulldog chases German soldier back across the Suez Canal in The York Evening Post
The Russian Bear with Brusilov and Letchitzky as its rollers over German soldiers in The York Evening Post
Featuring the Crusader
Under the terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Russia has lost 780,000 square kilometers of territory
A Sword is being offered to Finland by Germany
Uncle Sam swinging a Liberty Loan mallet and an American soldier deliver a telling blow to Germany
Uncle Sam is suspicious of a surrendering German soldier with a knife hidden behind his back
A Vulture sits atop the world in flames in The New York Evening Post
Australian sailor kicking an U-Boat officer off the deck of his ship at the Adriatic port of Pola
Featuring the Japanese bombing of Kiao-Chow on Shantung Province [in China?]
re Conscription for Ireland
Referring to the Czernin Speech and the Pan-German movement
Von Arnim on the Flanders Front
An American doughboy
Autocracy's mace stretched out ready to destroy the unwary peace optimist
Hoover as a cook refusing to serve a defeated German soldier
A Red Cross Nurse pointing to graves in France
The Kaiser trying to prevent the purchase of Liberty Bonds
Appealing to the patriotism of "German"-Americans
Featuring Mr. Shaw pointing the way to Utopia with a chained earth beside him
Showing Harden shackled with a Prussian ball and chain and addressing freedom of the press
The Prince of Wied has chosen Durazzo as his capital so he can escape if the worst comes
The Crown Prince of Romania and Bride sitting on a cloud on top of the world above the World War
The fist of Wilson striking a book of international law
Pencil sketch of fallen soldiers
Referring to the torch of liberty
Picture of Congress, Editors, & Experts, surrounding Secretary Newton D. Baker
Comparison of the bombing of the dugout of "St. Hindenburg" and the Rheims Cathedral
A picture of Lady Liberty crucified on a Maltese Cross
Hunger and Mutiny attacking a German soldier
A shell labelled "Pershing" exploding a gun held by Autocracy with Medievalism in the background
A reptilian figure with wings
The sale of Liberty Bonds by Uncle Sam
The tentacles of the German octopus reaching out to ensnare its neighbors along the Baltic Sea
Referring to the order by Tirpitz for unrestricted submarine attacks on belligerent and neutrals
The Army pushing Wilson out of the Presidential Chair
Referring to Wilson, the Court-Martial Bill and Militarism
Picture of Uncle Sam puzzling over the news of Americans lost on Marina and a dachshund coming ashore at New London with a periscope attached to its tail
A group of soldiers standing in a line
A soldier and another man attempting to catch two fat wealthy characters
Two American tourists surprised by their vision of Europe
Uncle Sam offers the choice of Prussian manacles or Liberty bonds
Congress making sure the German soldier is warm while the taxpayer's coal bucket is empty
Hertling whitewashes the German military autocracy with his speeches
by the German soldier
A German soldier throwing down the gauntlet labelled "Hertling Speech"
Uncle Sam, wearing the red cross symbol, and carrying a wounded man
A soldier wondering about a newspaper headline, "Liberty Loan is Lagging"
A picture of a German officer and Lenin shaking hands beneath an image of Czar Nicholas in Siberia
A German soldier throwing off the chains of autocracy
Germany holding the arm of Trotsky standing on a crumbling bank with civil war and famine below
Hindenburg and other German Chancellors holding up Max and a sign "German Peace Offer" in the midst of Allied Shelling
A feminine figure with wings holding forth the olive branch
Referring to the passing on of American traditions to foreign born citizens
A German has hung up his wartime uniform and is leaving for business carrying his suitcase full of samples made in Germany
Prince Max throwing his uniform labelled "Military Autocracy" into the trash can
Picture of a group of men prepared to devour the dove on a platter "After the War"
A Crow atop a cross labelled "Militarism" with skulls and a broken sword at the bottom
Hindenburg - A German skeleton using a scythe
Uncle Sam with his top hat extended towards Mexico and an eagle perched on his arm holding an olive branch
A group of Mexican citizens beneath the American eagle bearing an olive branch
"The Case of Terrazas" picturing Villa executing father and son near the International Bridge
Picture of [Theodore Roosevelt?] with a pistol at his side labelled Villa, reading about the destruction wrought by the war in Europe
Wilson leads an expedition against Mexico through the cacti, barefoot and armed with a club
Huerta standing on a mountain summit overlooking flames of murder, bankruptcy, and starvation
Showing the succession of Mexican leadership by assassination, including Huerta, Carranza, Obregon, Gonzales, and Zapata
Theodore Roosevelt riding on the backs of two horses labelled Peace and War toward the White House
A picture of Theodore Roosevelt leaning over the platform of a train with a sign that says, "Don't Vote For Wilson He Kept Me Out of War!"
A man vigorously shaking hands in a reception line
A Woman behind a plow looking back on the destruction of the Great War
Uncle Sam Looking at an Exhibit of Political Memorabilia
Showing a cartoonist at work
Politician on a podium before a poster of "The People" being squeezed by "Capital"
Mussolini with advisors
Calvin Coolidge Using a Machine to Shake Hands
Corruption coming out of a bottle of rum
Referring to the Teapot Dome Scandal
Uncle Sam observing people at work almost like automatons
Herbert Hoover Fighting A Dragon
A Conference between Foch, Haig, Mordacq, Clemenceau, Weygand
A Blacksmith beating his sword into a pruning hook
Uncle Sam examining the Capitol dome, which is covered with ants, with a magnifying glass
Two drawings featuring George Washington overlooking the capital on his birthday
A man shielded from Hughes arrow by a shield labelled "A De$erving Democrat" and holding a paper labelled "The Commoner"
A man carrying a briefcase crossing a busy street in Washington, D.C.
A liquor bottle and a politician walking arm in arm overshadowed by a ghostly figure
Picture of Wilson struggling with many difficult issues while his secretary is leaving with a lecture schedule tucked under his arm
[Wilson?] swinging an axe at a tree labelled "Profit" and "Red Tape"
A picture of a fat Uncle Sam with a vest decorated by dollar signs and a well-dressed German man on "Unter Den Linden" Street
Accompanying Wilson who is tilting at the windmill of business
Picture of Stimson returning to American shores from his European visit with results characterized as a balloon
Featuring two portraits of success
Featuring Narcissus looking into a pool of death and pollution wrought by war
Uncle Sam pointing to several principles attributed to President Wilson
A skunk labelled "Hyphen" interrupts a picnic
Secretary Daniels offering a lemon labelled "Maine" to President Wilson
The hand of the U.S. Navy and a hand from the deep wrestle over a submarine
A reader contemplating a row of busts of famous authors, including Shakespeare, Jefferson, Lincoln, Longfellow, Thoreau, Pope, Swift, and Twain
A Woman standing outside the Palais De Justice
Franz Josef weighed down by Italy's condition
Coal Famine riding on a wagon labelled "Soap" and whipping a man pulling the wagon
Picture of a man taking an oath with a sword lying before him
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse waiting in the clouds above a group of men in conference, one of whom is pointing at a globe
Prohibition - A "dry" man throws the brick labelled "Vote" at a liquor bottle but misses
National Prohibition movement in an ark adrift on the sea of war and run aground against the Agricultural Bill, sees the Senate bird returning with the results of a test vote, 36 to 33
Boston, represented by a pilgrim, has preserved its liquor bottle against the arrows of Billy Sunday
The House of Representatives, represented by the figure of a prosecutor, group wine, beer, and booze together, before the Senate, represented by the figure of a judge
Uncle Sam is trying to stop the flow of alcohol to Europe with a broom
Secretary Bryan juggling the balls of international politics, foreign relations, and neutrality
A man is washing a blackboard with a map of the United States on it in the form of a camel
Referring to the 1917 Suffrage Model
Featuring Theodore Roosevelt in his garage, with a sign "1920 Garage T.R. Owner," watching to see if his war speeches will puncture the tires of the G.O.P. car
Wilson and Charles E. Hughes fighting over Ohio's 24 Electoral Votes
Wilson pushing the rock labelled "Hard Times" up the mountain away from "Democratic Defeat 1916"
Shown working at his news office while Secretary of State
A huge shepherd's crook labelled "Adjournment" is pulling La Follette off the floor
A Congress loaded down with bills and expenses is willing to take on more from McAdoo
Uncle Sam is "Loosing Patience" with the telegraph office and the proposed strike called for on July 8th
[Bryan ?] as a Parrot sitting on a cross bar between a bucket of grape juice and a bucket of olives
[Bryan ?] upsets his pitcher of grape juice as he sees Theodore Roosevelt's picture on the front page of the newspaper, "Back Again!"
"Old Glory" is being torn apart by politicians during the [1920 ?] election
McAdoo and Williams hiding in a U.S. Treasury vault from a bomb labelled "Riggs Bank Charges" while Wilson is out in the open
[Theodore Roosevelt ?] referring to Wilson's Eight Hour Law
Hays, Penrose, Wilcox, and Perkins riding atop an elephant with 1912 on its leg and pulling a broken steamroller labelled "Republican Machine"
Referring to the rule to limit debate in the Senate during the war
Hughes "Breaking Into the Game" being played by Railroad Labor, the Public, Politics, & Congress over the eight hour law and wage increases
Picturing a Russian serving tea from a samovar labelled "Free Speech," and a teacher labelled "Columbia"
A German soldier sitting on top of a grave with a tombstone reading, "In Memory of the Russian Steam Roller Pax Vobiscum," saying, "And I've Got to Sit Here and Watch It!"
A British soldier holding a piece of coal from the Lens Coal Fields
Referring to Romania, with a picture of two fists, "Falkenheyn and Mackensen," holding the army, cattle and grain
Railroad Receivership on Haman's Gallows
United States Senate, surrounded by the drum of patriotism, anti-repeal, canal tolls, and personal attacks on President Wilson
The Federal Trade Commission giving the hide and shoe profiteers the boot
Speaking of Uncle Sam in his general store and quoting Kipling, "If You Can Keep Your Head When All About You Are Losing Theirs and Blaming It On You --"
Operating on the Dove of Peace
A Republican Orator pointing the finger at Wilson because "War" has taken wheat from American families
Free Russia asks, "Your Talk Sounds All Right Sam, But What's That Under Your Foot?" referring to the Outspoken Press
A Machinist or Industrial Worker Sitting with His Hands Folded, with The Capitol Dome in the background
A Sea of Human Hands holding [voting ballots ?] outstretched towards a massive statue of a feminine figure
A job for the taxpayer to work on Uncle Sam and the economy
The Statue of Liberty and an Ostrich (labelled "U.S.") with its head stuck in the sand
Comparison of democracy with fascism and communism
Picture of J.A. Farley and a puppet show
Shows a huge sled labeled "New Deal" and "Ride with Roosevelt" pulled by a small donkey
Uncle Sam and [Great Britain ?] looking at a gallery of paintings showing contrasts between the two countries
Referring to Congress
Picture of a tank overrunning humanity and attacking the wall of freedom
Symbolic figures representing Great Britain and France stand up to a figure representing Nazism and Communism
The iron fists of fascism manipulating art, science, education, the courts, business, the stage, and the press like puppets
Franklin D. Roosevelt pictured as the telephone operator for the nation
Picture of several dictators playing for the earth in a game of roulette
A figure of Liberty standing in the gap of trade barriers
The Monroe Doctrine protecting both South and North America
The Monroe Doctrine shielding the Americas from Nazism
For defense of the Western Hemisphere
Uncles Sam producing war materials
France once again confronts German aggression
Speaking of both the enlisted soldier and the industrial worker
A Hand Pointing the Way for An American Soldier with the Soldiers of 1918 in the Background
Pictured as an octopus
The American Armed Forces about to strike the Axis Powers with the Offensive while the Axis Powers are examining the fighting forces of 1940 with a magnifying glass