The invitation, from the Associated American Artists, was of the stuffy variety. New Yorkers were invited to view the recent artistic works of "D.R. Fitzpatrick of St. Louis, Missouri." The Gallery did not let on that the artist was more widely known as Fitz of the Post-Dispatch, probably the most widely reprinted political cartoonist in the U.S. It was the second time in five years that the A.A.A. had honored Fitz with a show.
Daniel Robert Fitzpatrick, lean, carefully tailored and 55, was booted out of high school in his native Superior, Wis. when...
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