Woodrow Wilson: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1912
From Cartoons Magazine issues of 1912, we have Presidential candidate Woodrow Wilson, depicted as either fighting monopolies (in the page from November 1912, below), or, slyly aligned with them (the above page, from October 1912). Art by Billy DeBeck, Robert Carter, Alfred West Brewerton, and Harry Osborn (above); and Jack Wilson, W.A. Ireland, Phil Porter [...]
Election Cash: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons #101: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1912
The Supreme Court having thrown Campaign Reform laws back one hundred years or more, we take a look at the influence of corporate money on elections, one century past, via the the editorial cartoons found in the September 1912 issue of Cartoons Magazine. Above, the front cover, with inset cartoon by Harry J. Westerman. Click [...]
Post-Nomination Politics: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, September 1912
Cartoons Magazine‘s close-up on cartoonists for September 1912, focused on Herbert Johnson and Alfred West Brewerton. Click on the above picture, to read their bios, plus to see in detail their Bull Moose and Teddy Roosevelt cartoons they are shown with. Above, sitting President William Howard Taft, depicted by cartoonists Luther D. Bradley, Charles Lewis [...]
NYPD Becker Scandal, 1912: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, August 1912, Part 10 + September 1912 thru January 1913
Above, from the August 1912 edition of Cartoons Magazine, are cartoons by Charles Bowers and others — concerning corruption in the New York City Police Department in general, inspired by the case of police officer/criminal/convicted murderer Charles Becker (click on his name, to read about his case). Click on the above & below pictures, to [...]
1912 Olympics: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, August 1912, Part 8
For Olympics Closing Day, we have another set from the August 1912 edition of Cartoons Magazine. Cartoonists include Pedro M. Llanuza, Alfred West Brewerton, Fred Morgan, A.B. Chapin, W.A. Ireland, Russ Westover, and Clifford K. Berryman. Click on the above pages, to view the cartoons in detail, and read their captions. Doug Wheeler Billy Ireland
Woodrow Wilson: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, July 1912, Part 6
Above, we resume our up-to-the-century Election Year coverage, from the July 1912 issue of Cartoons Magazine, with cartoons involving Democratic candidate for President, Woodrow Wilson. Art by Alfred West Brewerton, Robert Minor, Jr., and Arthur V. Buel. Click on the above picture, to view the cartoons in detail, and read their captions. Doug Wheeler ElectionComics
Teddy Roosevelt Approaching Chicago, 1912 Republican National Convention, Part 1: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, July 1912, Part 0.1
All this week, our Election Year coverage will focus on the 100th anniversary of the historic 1912 Republican National Convention, requiring a week-long raid into the July 1912 issue of Cartoons Magazine. Today features the heralded approach of Teddy Roosevelt, to the 1912 Chicago Convention. Above, on his way to Chicago, Roosevelt decided to give [...]
