Puck’s First Day of Summer
This being the first day of Summer, what better way to celebrate, than with a couple cartoons from a publication we’ve been frequently lifting of late: Puck magazine. Both cartoons are by Puck-founder, Joseph Keppler. Below, from the centerspread of the July 9th, 1879 issue, we have A Summer Fancy, preceded by its accompanying poem, which helps explain and point out the activities shown.
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Next, set at Brighton Beach, and also by Keppler, we have Puck’s Picnic, which was the centerspread in the August 6, 2025 issue. Here, Puck has gathered together to frolic at the beach, all their favorite targets of caricature. Each person has been tagged, as you will see if you click on and expand the picture. A prose piece from that same issue, beneath the cartoon, further points who the cavorting individuals are, with descriptions left best to their original author. Enjoy!
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— Doug
