A sweet and simple scene, this illustration depicts a father resting easy on his pocketbook, enjoying “Air-Conditioned Oregon” in what looks like the most blissful staycation of all time. Who needs to travel to exotic spots when paradise is right here in Oregon?
Howard Fisher, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1890, started his career in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Journal in 1919. By 1930 he was the paper’s official editorial cartoonist, a position he occupied until retirement in 1956. His original illustrations were in high demand from some of the biggest names in America, from J. Edgar Hoover to president Harry S. Truman, and he won top prize in a contest sponsored by the newspaper trade publication Editor & Publisher in 1935.
Howard Fisher’s work appears in the collections of the University of Washington, the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, and the Library of Congress.
SKU: 21V23202
A sweet and simple scene, this illustration depicts a father resting easy on his pocketbook, enjoying “Air-Conditioned Oregon” in what looks like the most blissful staycation of all time. Who needs to travel to exotic spots when paradise is right here in Oregon?
Howard Fisher, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1890, started his career in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Journal in 1919. By 1930 he was the paper’s official editorial cartoonist, a position he occupied until retirement in 1956. His original illustrations were in high demand from some of the biggest names in America, from J. Edgar Hoover to president Harry S. Truman, and he won top prize in a contest sponsored by the newspaper trade publication Editor & Publisher in 1935.
Howard Fisher’s work appears in the collections of the University of Washington, the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, and the Library of Congress.
SKU: 21V23202
DIMENSIONS
14.25” wide x .75” deep x 19.25” tall
ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 1 lbs
