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“What Happened to the One We Used to Have?” (75)

What Happened to the One We Used to Have?
“What Happened to the One We Used to Have?” 1946
Graphite, ink, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing
Published in the Washington Post, October 9, 1946
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (75.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-01521

Solution to Nothing (76)

Solution to Nothing
Solution to Nothing, 1954
Graphite, opaque white, and ink over graphite underdrawing
Published in the Washington Post, March 2, 1954
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (76.00.00)
LC-DIG-ppmsca-21973

“What’s This About Your Letting the Common People Come in Here and Read Books?” (77)

“What’s This About Your Letting the Common People Come in Here and Read Books?”
“What’s This About Your Letting the Common People Come in Here and Read Books?” 1954
Graphite, ink, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing
Published in the Washington Post, June 6, 1954
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (77.00.00)
LC-DIG-acd-2a06949

Sportsmen! Kids! Maniacs! (78)

Sportsmen! Kids! Maniacs!
Sportsmen! Kids! Maniacs! 1963
Graphite, ink, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing
Published in the Washington Post, November 27, 1963
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (78.00.00)
LC-DIG-ppmsca-21974

“Dr. Kissinger, I Presume?” (79)

“Dr. Kissinger, I Presume?”
“Dr. Kissinger, I Presume?” 1972
Graphite, ink, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing
Published in the Washington Post, June 16, 1972
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (79.00.00)
LC-DIG-ppmsca-21975

“Strange—They All Seem to Have Some Connection with This Place” (80)

“Strange—They All Seem to Have Some Connection with This Place”
“Strange—They All Seem to Have Some Connection with This Place,” 1972
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over blue pencil and graphite underdrawing
Published in the Washington Post, June 23, 1972
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (80.00.00)
LC-DIG-ppmsca-13650

“We’re Doing God’s Work” (81)

“We’re Doing God’s Work”
“We’re Doing God’s Work,” 1993
Graphite, ink, porous point pen, opaque white, and overlays over blue pencil underdrawing
Published in the Washington Post, March 12, 1993
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (81.00.00)
LC-DIG-ppmsca-21976

New Figure on the American Scene (82)

New Figure on the American Scene
New Figure on the American Scene, 1971
Graphite, ink, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing
Published in the Washington Post, June 20, 1971
Loan courtesy of The Washington Post Company (82.00.00)

The Approaching Perils

The Approaching Perils (1)

The Approaching Perils
The Approaching Perils, 1931
Ink and blue watercolor wash with scraping out over graphite underdrawing
Published in the Chicago Daily News, October 12, 1931
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (01.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-00011

Climbing Out of the Hole (2)

Climbing Out of the Hole
Climbing Out of the Hole, 1935
Crayon, ink, opaque white, and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association Service, November 13, 1935
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (02.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-00029

“Don’t Look Now, but He’s Still Standing There” (3)

“Don’t Look Now, but He’s Still Standing There”
“Don’t Look Now, but He’s Still Standing There,” 1936
Crayon, ink, opaque white, and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association Service, January 20, 1936
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (03.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-00073

The January Industrial Curve (4)

The January Industrial Curve
The January Industrial Curve, 1938
Crayon, ink, opaque white, and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association Service, January 17, 1938
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (04.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-00387

Fireside Chat (5)

Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat, 1937
Crayon, ink, opaque white, and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Service Association, March 6, 1937
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (05.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-00128

Historical Figures (6)

Historical Figures
Historical Figures, 1937
Crayon, ink, opaque white, and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Service Association, February 19, 1937
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (06.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-00071

Silence in the Courtroom (7)

Silence in the Courtroom
Silence in the Courtroom, 1937
Crayon, ink, opaque white, and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association Service, March 3, 1937
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (07.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-00140

In a State Where You Can’t Teach Evolution (8)

In a State Where You Can’t Teach Evolution
In a State Where You Can’t Teach Evolution, 1937
Crayon, ink, opaque white, and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association Service, February 3, 1937
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (08.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-01319

Dear Santa: See America First! (9)

Dear Santa: See America First!
Dear Santa: See America First! 1937
Crayon, ink, opaque white, and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association Service, December 24, 1937
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (09.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-00138

Psychopathic Ward

Unchained! (10)

Unchained!
Unchained! 1935
Crayon, ink, opaque white and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association Service, October 3, 1935
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (10.00.00)
LC-DIG-ppmsca-19969

Winged Victory (11)

Winged Victory
Winged Victory, 1938
Crayon, ink, opaque white, and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association Service, June 11, 1938
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (11.00.00)
LC-DIG-ppmsca-00212

The Policy of the United States (12)

The Policy of the United States
The Policy of the United States, 1940
Crayon, ink, opaque white, and paste-on over blue pencil underdrawing
Published by the Newspaper Enterprise Association Service, March 12, 1941
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (12.00.00)
LC-DIG-hlb-00371

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