An unframed crayon on cardstock drawing titled Waiting for the Clouds To Roll By by American illustrator Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick (1891-1969). The image has full margins and is signed, dated (July 11th, 1945), and titled along the lower one. 

Dimensions: 17.5h x 20.5w inchess

Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick was an American illustrator who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago before taking his first cartoonist job for the Chicago Daily News in 1911. Two years later he started working for the St Louis Dispatch and stayed with the paper through retirement. Throughout his career, he won the Pulitzer Prize for cartooning twice. He is also remembered as one of the first influences to change American opinions on the Nazi party and Swastika symbol thorough his negative depictions of it before US involvement. 

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Overall good vintage condition. There is expected handling wear and stains from the crayon medium visible around the margins and across the backside. No further wear or restoration revealed under blacklight. Please see photos.