The Dollar or the Man?, Part 10: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons # 92
Above, the cover from Homer Davenport‘s 1900 cartoon collection, The Dollar or the Man?. Depicted are Uncle Sam and the common people, engaged in a tug-of-war against Republican National Chairman & Corporate Stooge, Mark Hanna (shown wearing a coat made of “$”-signs), and a the giant, brutish goliaths that Davenport typically used to symbolize the [...]
R.I.P. Homer Davenport, May 2nd, 1912: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, June 1912, Part 0.2
One hundred years ago today, May 2nd, cartoonist Homer Davenport (born March 8th, 1867) died. Click here to read about him, and the annual festival honoring him, in Silverton, Oregon. Below, a page of cartoons saluting Davenport, from the June 1912 issue of Cartoons Magazine. Above, a portrait of Davenport and his father, from the [...]
The Brandt Affair: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, April 1912, Part 14
I’ve been attempting to dig out specifically what “The Brandt Affair” was, and why artist Zuni Maud and the New York City Yiddish newspaper The Kibitzer, labeled it “anti-semitism”. (P.S., yes, I realize that Cartoons Magazine claims the title is spelled “Kibetzer”, but all other sources I’ve found disagree, and Cartoons also previously named Zuni [...]
Honor Among Thieves: The Dollar or the Man # 8 / Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons # 83
Above, plate 3 from the 1900 published collection of Homer Davenport‘s cartoon series, The Dollar or the Man?. Titled “Honor Among Thieves. Just the difference of a suit of clothes.” Depicted is a group of common muggers, surrendering to what they recognize as bigger thieves — Wall Street financiers, plus Mark Hanna (far right, wearing [...]
Who Should vs. Who Does Pay the Taxes: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 69
This week, as everyone should have expected from the start, the Congressional “Super Legion”… uh, “Injustice League”… er… “Committee“(??), came to zero agreement. Click on any of the pictures above and below, to view enlarged versions. Above, The End of a Bad Show, depicting the workings of the “Grand National Congressional Theatre”. Puck magazine’s mascot [...]
Walt Kelly’s 1960 Pogo Christmas Card
Click here for yesterday’s post: Walt Kelly’s 1954 & 1956 Christmas Cards 1960 Christmas Card by Walt Kelly Front 5 1/2"" w x 4 1/4" h 1960 Christmas Card by Walt Kelly Inside 8 1/4"" w x 2 1/4" h Walt Kelly was creating Christmas Comics years before Pogo was syndicated. Some of his [...]
The Dollar or the Man # 6: As They Go to the Polls
In 1900, New York Journal political cartoonist Homer Davenport published a collection of his work titled The Dollar or the Man? The Issue of To Day. The cartoons focused on themes of government corruption and the threat that corporate power posed to America. Davenport’s cartoons mark the beginning of the Progressive Era, a time when [...]
The Dollar or the Man # 5: In the Shadow of Danger
In 1900, New York Journal political cartoonist Homer Davenport published a collection of his work titled The Dollar or the Man? The Issue of To Day. The cartoons focused on themes of government corruption and the threat that corporate power posed to America. These themes are with us today and will influence many of the [...]
The Dollar or the Man # 4: Mark, Wouldn’t it be Great for the Standard Oil Dinner Bell !
In 1900, New York Journal political cartoonist Homer Davenport published a collection of his work titled The Dollar or the Man? The Issue of To Day. The cartoons focused on themes of government corruption and the threat that corporate power posed to America. These themes are with us today and will influence many of the [...]
The Dollar or the Man # 3: Ladies and gentlemen: Stick to the trusts. They’re your only true friends …
In 1900, New York Journal political cartoonist Homer Davenport published a collection of his work titled The Dollar or the Man? The Issue of To Day. The cartoons focused on themes of government corruption and the threat that corporate power posed to America. These themes are with us today and will influence many of the [...]
