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A desperate attempt to solve the mormon question / J.K.
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Illustration shows a four panel cartoon where four Puck cartoonists each take a panel in an effort to solve the issue of Mormonism; clockwise from bottom left, captioned, "I imagine it must be a perfect paradise --Keppler", Joseph Keppler places himself at the center of a harem, smoking a hookah signed "J.K.", and surrounded by beautiful women, one bringing a bottle of "G.H. Mumm" champagne; at top left, captioned, "I think one wife is enough --Gillam", Bernhard Gillam shows a domestic scene at his home where he, labeled "Small Income", his coattails in the clutches of his wife, attempts to avoid being struck by her with a fireplace scoop, while "My Wife's Relations" stand behind her; at top right, captioned, "How long will this destructive monster be allowed to live? --Opper", Frederick Opper is shown in the lower left corner gesturing toward a large octopus labeled "Mormonism" that has caught in its tentacles "S.J.T., Uncle Sam, Public Opinion, Y.M.C.A., Public School System, Justice, Independent New Party, W.H.V., Field, Gould, Kelly, [a] New York Dive, [and the] Catholic Church", as well as Benjamin Butler, the U.S. Capitol, and reaching all the way to "Ireland"; and on the bottom right, captioned, "What is the use of Mormonism, when a man can change his wife whenever he likes? --Graetz, Friedrich Graetz stands in the foreground gesturing toward hordes of men rushing to get divorced on "Saturday. Divorce day in Chicago", and at places advertising "Divorces without publicity, Divorces procured without delay. Liberal charges, [and] Divorces obtained for $5.00".
Illus. from Puck, v. 14, no. 362, (1884 February 13), centerfold.
Copyright 1884 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, introduced the subject of colored lithography in 1818. Printers in other countries, such as France and England, were also started producing color prints. The first American chromolithograph—a portrait of Reverend F. W. P. Greenwood—was created by William Sharp in 1840. Chromolithographs became so popular in American culture that the era has been labeled as "chromo civilization". During the Victorian times, chromolithographs populated children's and fine arts publications, as well as advertising art, in trade cards, labels, and posters. They were also used for advertisements, popular prints, and medical or scientific books.
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