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Puck's midsummer medley / Ehrhart., Puck magazine cover

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Summary

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt wearing a white elephant costume labeled "Republican Party" with the U.S. Capitol in the background.

It wasn't really until the 1700s that caricature truly blossomed as a form of political criticism. In the late 1750s, a man named Thomas Townshend began using the techniques employed by earlier engravers and applying them towards a political model. This gave Thompson's cartoons a much greater feeling of propaganda than previous artistic critiques of the time. The intense political climate of the period, and often accusatory nature of most political cartoons forced many artists to use pseudonyms in order to avoid accusations of libel. Other artists took it a step farther, and left their cartoons completely unsigned, foregoing any credit they may have received. Political higher-ups were notoriously touchy about their reputations and were not afraid to make examples of offenders. Puck was the first successful humor magazine in the United States of colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire of the issues of the day. It was published from 1871 until 1918.

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Date

01/01/1904
person

Contributors

Hamilton, Grant E., artist
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in collections

The Golden Age of Political Cartoons

British and American political cartoons from 18th century.
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Location

The Capitol ,  38.88983, -77.00887
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on publication.

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roosevelt theodore republican party us 1854 presidential elections republican elephant symbolic character elephants cartoons commentary magazine covers offset photomechanical prints color periodical illustrations grant hamilton political cartoons vintage images puck magazine puck theodore roosevelt president theodore roosevelt us capitol washington dc united states capitol washington dc republican party us republican party elections politics and government political campaigns library of congress