Proof that seasonal affective disorder has indeed always been “a thing” up here in Oregon, this editorial cartoon celebrates the start of the springtime season. A little birdie sings out his song from his perch next to a grinning figure.
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: 21V23204
Proof that seasonal affective disorder has indeed always been “a thing” up here in Oregon, this editorial cartoon celebrates the start of the springtime season. A little birdie sings out his song from his perch next to a grinning figure.
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: 21V23204
DIMENSIONS
15” wide x 1” deep x 19.5” tall
ESTIMATED WEIGHT: 1 lbs
