The Museum Collection"Nevermore" by Fred O. Seibel
Editorial Cartoon featuring "The Raven"
This editorial cartoon was produced during World War II. Two days before its publication, the U.S. had launched an amphibious assualt on Japanese-held Saipan, and, two days after its publication, the U.S. defeated the Japanese in a massive air assault know as the Battle of the Phillipine Sea.
Inscription
The inscription reads: "To the Poe Foundation with my best wishes Fred O. Seibel."
Description: Fred O. Seibel (1886-1968) drew this editorial cartoon for the June 17, 1944 issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The title and the caption are references to Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven." The caption reads, "While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door." In place of the raven, a B-29 with a bald eagle's head appears atop the bust of Pallas. The artist gave this drawing to the Poe Museum and inscribed it: "To the Poe Foundation/ with my best wishes/ Fred O. Seibel."Fred O. Seibel studied at the Art Students League in New York and produced his first cartoon in 1916. In 1926, he moved to Richmond and became the editorial cartoonist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Seibel showed his work at the Metropoliton Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. He is reputed to have completed at least 16,000 editorial cartoons. Search CollectionCategories
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