Wendelin, Rudolph, 1910-2000

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains original art for the "Smokey Says" cartoon series, which promoted fire prevention and was published in newspapers and magazines. The artworks are mostly single-panel, pen-and-ink cartoon illustrations with hand-written captions. The bulk of the cartoons in this subseries were drawn by Rudy Wendelin, with a few of the earlier pieces drawn by Harry Rossoll.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains original art for the "Smokey Says" cartoon series, which promoted fire prevention and was published in newspapers and magazines. The artworks are mostly single-panel, pen-and-ink cartoon illustrations with hand-written captions. The bulk of the cartoons in this subseries were drawn by Rudy Wendelin, with a few of the earlier pieces drawn by Harry Rossoll.

Content Description

The Rudolph Wendelin Collection of Smokey Bear Paintings consists of 19 original oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings by former U.S. Forest Service artist Rudolph "Rudy" Wendelin. The paintings depict various scenes featuring the fictional character Smokey Bear, symbol of the Forest Service's wildfire prevention campaign.

Scope and Contents

Plans and photographs of an animatronic Smokey Bear exhibit, originally designed for the 1959 Oregon Centennial Exposition. Includes concept drawings by Rudy Wendelin. A set of black and white photographs show the completed exhibit and audiences viewing it.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of posters promoting wildfire prevention, the bulk of which were produced for the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) campaign.Some of the early posters in this series use World War II resource conservation themes from an American point of view, and a few portray negative racial and ethnic stereotypes. Most of the CFFP posters produced after 1944 feature Smokey Bear and variations of his slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” The collection also...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of posters promoting wildfire prevention, the bulk of which were produced for the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) campaign.Some of the early posters in this series use World War II resource conservation themes from an American point of view, and a few portray negative racial and ethnic stereotypes. Most of the CFFP posters produced after 1944 feature Smokey Bear and variations of his slogan, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” The collection also...