It is certainly a treat to present to you this little known editorial cartoon by Dr. Seuss. Apparently, between the years of 1941-43, Dr. Seuss worked for PM — a left-wing New York daily. During this time, he made sure to air his opinions on Nazism, isolationism, racism, and conservatism.
Anyone familiar with his books realizes that Dr. Seuss very much concerned himself with politics. The Butter Battle Book, for instance, is a parable of the cold war and Horton Hears a Who is about the American occupation of Japan. With this said, who know that the hat in The Cat in the Hat found its origin in one of Dr. Seuss' political cartoons depicting Uncle Sam? Indeed, if he did not find his way into children's literature, he may well be celebrated today as an imaginative editorialist.
Just in case you want to view more of Dr. Seuss' political cartoons, take a look here.
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Dr Seuss Goes to War is a great collection of Dr. Seuss's political cartoons from World War II. It has cartoons along with explanations about the context.
He also did some very, uh, sexual, illustrations. He lived in La Jolla, CA, and a gallery there did a show featuring his art - though I don't know what period of his life when he did them, I assume it was later, as they are very psychedelic and, well, explicit.
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