The Knotty Problem on Capitol Hill, Finding a Way to Raise Taxes Without Losing a Single Vote

Between 1941 and 1943, at the height of World War II, Ted Geisel delivered a series of hardhitting editorial cartoons addressing key issues of the day including isolationism, racism and anti-Semitism.  In Knotty Problem, Seuss humorously depicts Congress hard at work using plumb bobs,T-squares, surveyors’ transits, scales and drawing compasses as they go about their time-honored tradition of finding a way to raise taxes without losing a single vote.

Serigraph on Paper
850 Regular
99 Patrons
155 Collaborator Proofs
5 Hors d’Commerce
Image and Paper Size: 15.25” x 18.75”