Our "Abdul the damned" / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image
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Illustration shows Joseph G. Cannon as the cruel, autocratic Sultan of the Turks, Abdülhamid II, sitting on a throne, smoking a hookah labeled "Obstruction", as two men, in the background, dressed as Turks labeled "Payne" and "Dalzell", suffer from a chill or other deprivation.
Illus. in: Puck, v. 64, no. 1648 (1908 September 30), cover.
Copyright 1908 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
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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