Between 1941 and 1943, at the height of World War II, Ted Geisel delivered over 400 hard-hitting editorial cartoons addressing prominent sociopolitical issues of the day, including isolationism, racism and anti-Semitism.

Thrust into the midst of a raging war, Knotty Problem portrays the Washingtonian dilemma of needing to raise taxes as the country ramps up its armed forces, while figuring out a way to do so without jeopardizing their Congressional Seats. Seuss’s keen observations are consistently evergreen and sixty-six years later, we find the 110th Congress facing a similar situation.

In this cartoon we see Seuss depicting Congressmen as they go about their time-honored tradition of finding a way to raise taxes without losing a single vote. Able to deliver substantial ideas to us in a humorous way, Seuss depicts Congress hard at work using plumb bobs, T-squares, surveyors’ transits, scales and drawing compasses.

This humorous political prescription from “The Good Doctor” may just be what the country needs. Dr. Seuss for President in 2008!

Release Date: June 2008
Medium: Serigraph on Paper
Image Size: 15” x 24”
Release Price: $695
Patron Price: $595
Edition Size: 850 Regular
155 Collaborator Proofs
99 Patrons
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