The day after. Licked, and the world laughs at you! / L.M. Glackens.
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Illustration shows a human figure with a large globe for a head looking at a campaign poster labeled "Vote For "William Jenkins the People's Choice" showing a bust portrait of Jenkins that has been pasted on a wooden fence; below the poster is a diminutive William Jenkins, scowling, holding a newspaper with the headline "Election Extra - Jenkins Loses", as he walks away to the right.
Illus. in: Puck, v. 74, no. 1914 (1913 November 5), cover.
Copyright 1913 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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