Dr. Seuss original sketch Cat in the Hat

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Rare and wonderful original sketch of the Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. Seuss signed many autographs through the mail usually on a printed photo of the Cat, but on rare occasions, he would sketch and original cat or "green eggs and ham". Piece has been framed and ready to go on your wall. The piece is inscribed and signed in crayon. Please email if questions. I have been selling autographs and cartoon art on ebay since 1999. ********THE IMAGE SIZE IS AROUND 6 3/4 X 4 3/4 AND THE FRAME SIZE IS 8X10. THANKS!******** Geisel was born on March 2 , 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts . His father was a parks commissioner in charge of Forest Park , a huge park that included within its borders a zoo and was located threeblocks from a library. Both Geisel's father and grandfather were also brewmastersin Springfield, which may have influenced his views on Prohibition . As a freshman member of the Dartmouth College class of 1925 , he joined the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern as his primary activity throughout college, eventually rising to the rank of editor-in-chief. (He took over the post from his close friend, author Norman MacLean .) However, after Geisel was caught throwing a drinking party (and tby violating Prohibition), the school insisted that he resign from all extra-curricular activities. In order to continue his work on the Jack-O-Lantern without the administration's knowledge, Geisel began signing his work with the pen name "Seuss" (which was both his middle name and his mother's maiden name). His first work signed as "Dr. Seuss" appeared after he graduated, six months into his work for The Judge (a humor magazine). Being an immigrant from Germany, the name "Seuss" would have been pronounced "zoice", the standard pronunciation in German (according to censuses, Geisel's mother was born in Massachusetts, and it was her parents who were the immigrants). Alexander Liang, who served with Geisel on the staff of the Jack-O- Lantern and was later a professor at Dartmouth, illustrated this point with the following Seuss-esque rhyme: You're wrong as the deuce And you should rejoice If you're calling him Seuss. He pronounces it Soice .Though Geisel himself has been quoted as saying " Seuss -- rhymes with voice ", the name is almost universally pronounced in English with an initial s sound and rhyming with "juice". [1] Geisel also used the pen name Theo. LeSieg (Geisel spelled backwards) for books he wrote but others illustrated.He entered Lincoln College, Oxford , intending to earn a doctorate in literature . At Oxford he met Helen Palmer Geisel , married her in 1927 , and returned to the United States without earning the degree. The "Dr." in his pen name is an acknowledgment of his father's unfulfilled hopes that Seuss would earn a doctorate at Oxford.He began submitting humorous articles and illustrations to Judge , The Saturday Evening Post , Life , Vanity Fair , and Liberty . One notable "Technocracy Number" made fun of the Technocratic movement and featured satirical rhymes at the expense of Frederick Soddy . He became nationally famous from his advertisements for Flit , a common insecticide at the time. His slogan, "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" became a popular catchphrase. Geisel supported himself and his wife through the Great Depression by drawing advertising for General Electric , NBC , Standard Oil , and many other companies. He also wrote and drew a short-lived comic strip called Hejji in 1935 .In 1937 , while Seuss was returning from an ocean voyage to Europe, the rhythm of the ship's engines inspired the poem that became his first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street . Seuss wrote three more children's books before World War II (see list of works below), two of which are, atypically for him, in prose .As World War II began, Dr. Seuss turned to political cartoons, drawing over 400 in two years as editorial cartoonist for the left-wing New York City daily newspaper, PM . Dr. Seuss's political cartoons opposed the viciousness of Hitler and Mussolini and were hi... read more

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