Auction: January 27, 2026

Lot #521: World War 2 Era Graphic Art Assortment

(5) total items including (2) original artwork for political cartoons by Dorman H. Smith (American, 1892-1956) including "Down to the Desert" concerning Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia and "The Innocent Bystanders" about abuses of African-American troops (inscribed and pencil signed again), both signed ink on paper mounted to illustration board, a 1942 War Bonds poster under plastic on cardboard support, a 1933 NRA (National Recovery Act) poster having a portrait of FDR behind glass in a painted wood frame; together with a large format albumen print of a fire brigade and 2-horse fire engine behind glass in an oak frame