Congratulations, Dad!
A figure in colonial dress labelled 'D.C.' holds up a framed portrait captioned 'Pulitzer Prize for Cartoon of the Year' showing an older man at a drawing board, labelled 'Clifford K. Berryman', and says 'Let me see how you look in here, Cliff!'. A small teddy bear sits on the drawing board, and the margin note reads 'Congratulations, Dad!'. The tag transfer is a weak fit: the frame lends the prize's standing to the portrait, in a tribute rather than an argument.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- May 2, 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Washington Evening Star (cartoonist Jim Berryman)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Commemorate
- Theme
- Media and information
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), Records of the U.S. Senate, Jim Berryman Political Cartoons (NAID 5730852), retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
Jim Berryman, Washington Evening Star. National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the U.S. Senate, 5743132 (NAID 5743132).
Text on the object
PULITZER PRIZE for CARTOON of the YEAR CLIFFORD K. BERRYMAN LET ME SEE HOW YOU LOOK IN HERE, CLIFF! D.C. INK CONGRATULATIONS, DAD! Jim Berryman (signature)
