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Joseph Keppler
Cartoon from Puck1880-1889

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Color lithograph from Puck magazine, political cartoon showing a convention hall rally with a 'For President G. Cleveland' banner and caricatured figures below, signed J. Keppler, with German text caption
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, showing several men in 19th-century suits examining a headless donkey labeled "North," "South," and "Democracy." The cluttered room contains signs, shackles, a skeleton, and banners including "Fugitive Slave Act" and "K.K.K." German-language caption below.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine. Upper half shows four figures in 19th-century military and civilian dress grappling atop a volcano. Lower half depicts small caricatured figures stoking flames around a barrel amid cannons, powder kegs, and crates labeled "Bullets," "Ammunition," and "Powder." German caption reads "Der 'Friede' gesichert."
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, captioned in German. A tall man in a top hat and frock coat extends his hand toward a kneeling worker in a pink shirt on barren ground. Background shows a group of marching laborers with a banner, a Victorian building at left, and miners near a tunnel entrance marked 'Mining Valley Mines' with a posted notice. Several exhausted workers sit at right amid tools and barrels.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, depicting a crowded editorial office scene with numerous figures. A man in checkered clothing hunched under a heavy load of rolled papers labeled with city names enters at center, approached by a small child. Several well-dressed men gesture animatedly behind a cluttered desk at right, while artist's models and caricature busts fill shelves in the background. Papers and documents scatter the floor. German-language caption below.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, depicting four men in 19th-century dress carrying large trays and baskets filled with caricatured portrait busts, colliding on a city sidewalk. Labels including "The World" and "Puck" are visible on the trays. Additional busts are stacked in crates at right. German caption text at bottom. Lively, exaggerated figures with dynamic poses suggesting chaotic competition.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, titled in German at bottom. A large man in military uniform rides a donkey surrounded by a crowd of caricatured men in 19th-century clothing. Figures examine, prod, and attend to the donkey, with labeled boxes, barrels, and papers scattered on the ground. A building labeled "Democratic Stable" appears in the background.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine; caricatured human heads on chicken bodies surround a large egg labeled "Civil Service Reform 1881" in a barn setting; German-language caption below
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, featuring caricatured figures including a cloaked skeletal figure gesturing toward an empty throne draped with an American flag. Two ghostly figures in 18th- and 19th-century dress flank the background. A jester in red-spotted costume stands at right. Scattered papers with text labels including "Corruption" appear in the foreground. Caption reads "Des Landes Ehre bedroht."
Color lithograph from Puck magazine, a satirical cartoon depicting a central figure reclining in a hammock surrounded by easels displaying caricature portraits of various public figures, with smaller caricatured figures interacting throughout the crowded studio scene; German caption below reads 'Ein Hundstags-Traum'
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, depicting a large group of men in 19th-century dress gathered on rocky ground, several in dejected poses, one figure prostrate and writing on stone tablets. The U.S. Capitol building visible in the left background under a dramatic sky. German caption text appears below.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine. A throne draped with an American flag occupies the center, flanked by ghostly figures of two Founding-era statesmen. In the foreground, a ragged figure labeled 'Corruption' grasps toward the throne while a clown in polka-dot costume looks on. Several bearded men crouch nearby amid scattered documents. German caption at bottom.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, signed Gillam. A caricatured figure with exaggerated features stands on a pedestal wearing a belt labeled 'Irish Vote' and holding a club, while suited men crowd around gesturing and waving papers. German-language caption below. Crowded legislative hall setting with demagogy sign at left.
Color lithograph political cartoon depicting a crowded street procession with caricatured figures in Renaissance-style costumes; signs read "Republican Hotel" and "Public Office is a Public Trust"; dense cross-hatched linework with pink, green, and brown tones; German caption at bottom.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, depicting a mass baptism scene in a columned hall. A white-robed priest pours water over figures kneeling at a large font labeled "Civil Service Reform," while a cardinal in red sits enthroned at right. A crowd of diverse figures in period dress, clerical robes, and armor press forward at left. German caption reads "Die Zwangs-Taufe" (The Forced Baptism). Signed Gillam, lower left.
Color lithograph cartoon from Puck magazine, central caricature of a stout, top-hatted man in formal dress surrounded by labeled canisters and scattered papers, with multiple smaller vignette scenes arranged around the border depicting domestic disputes and confrontations, German caption text below reading "Die Annehmlichkeiten des Installment-Plan."
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine depicting a giant figure in 18th-century coat and tricorn hat crouching over a crowd of tiny men, holding a small building labeled 'Plymouth Church' in one hand while tiny figures below wave signs and protest; cityscape visible in background; German caption at bottom reads 'Gulliver und die Partei-Liliputaner. – Sie können ihn nicht binden.'
Color lithograph political cartoon from Luck magazine, depicting caricatured figures dancing around a maypole atop a safe, in a pastoral setting with a windmill and a building labeled "Millionaires' Snug Harbor." German text caption at bottom reads "Der Mai-Baum der Monopolisten."
Color lithograph political cartoon with German caption; a giant Samson-like figure at right wields a jawbone weapon while driving a pack of foxes with labeled banners into a chaotic encampment of fleeing figures, tents marked 'Maine' and 'Republican Camp' visible in the background.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, depicting a chaotic Wall Street scene with caricatured figures in a large black boat-shaped stock ticker, a bear and bull fighting atop it, while exaggerated figures at left and right pull ropes controlling the scene; N.Y. Stock Exchange visible in background; German caption below.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, depicting a chaotic procession of caricatured figures hauling a heavily laden wagon toward a roadside marker labeled 'To Ohio.' Figures carry banners, bells, and labeled cannons including 'Blaine Organ'; a central figure in dark armor rides atop the wagon amid scattered papers and signs bearing text. German caption reads 'Harte Arbeit.' Signed 'J. Keppler' at lower left.
Color lithograph from Puck magazine; chaotic satirical scene crowded with caricatured opera singers in theatrical costumes clashing mid-air, surrounded by orchestra musicians with instruments including trombone, harp, cello, and violin; German text at bottom reads "Der Opern-Krieg in New York"
Color lithograph from Puck magazine, satirical cartoon crowded with caricatured figures representing quack medicine practitioners and patent remedies. Central figure in top hat stands on a platform labeled 'Quack' flanked by radiating text listing dubious cures. Surrounding vignettes include 'The Indian Herb Cure,' 'The Magnetic Cure,' and 'Water Cure' scenes. Foreground figures include a skeleton, animal-headed characters, and patients examining tonics and treatments. German-language captions throughout; title reads 'An-Heilkünstler' at bottom.
Color lithograph from Puck magazine, crowded stable scene with caricatured figures in 19th-century dress leading horses bearing labeled signs such as "Stalwart," "Dark Horses," and "Mustang Logan," with a rotund central figure in red-striped vest; signed Gillam, caption in German below.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, two caricatured figures in the foreground — one standing beside a camel with a crescent-topped flag, one mounted on a white horse in ornate armor — amid battle scenes with the Egyptian Sphinx visible at left; German caption text below, signed Gillam.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, titled 'Zwei politische Pfade' in Gothic script below. Two caricatured men in top hats lean precariously over rushing water on a damaged bridge labeled 'Civil Service Reform,' while groups of figures stand on diverging paths marked 'Tariff Reform' at left and a collapsed wooden structure at right. A government building appears in the distant upper left. Signed by J. Keppler.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, with German-language caption. An allegorical female figure in white robes and red sash holds a sword and shield at left, facing a large coiled serpent bearing the label "Freedom" and "Worship Bill." The snake's open mouth, shaped like a boot, looms over a small figure being constricted at right. Domed buildings visible in the background.
Color lithograph from Puck magazine depicting a muscular man in animal-skin garb holding a club and a sign reading "Administration Road," facing a crowded group of caricatured figures including a winged devil, a vulture, and men in 19th-century dress, with labels and banners throughout; German caption below.
Color lithograph from Puck magazine; a long-bearded elderly man in tattered clothing reclines on a rocky ledge, gesturing upward toward a procession of ghostly translucent figures emerging from a green-tinted sky, with years visible on their robes; an owl perches in a bare tree at right, and scattered papers and objects lie at the man's feet; German-language caption below
Color lithograph from Puck magazine, divided into two scenes. Left: a winged female figure holding a scythe stands over a bedridden man, with stacked labeled crates behind her. Right: four bearded men in Roman-style armor crouch on the ground, appearing to cast dice, while two armored figures stand watching. German caption at bottom reads "Ein unwürdiges Schauspiel."
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, showing a chaotic dinner scene with caricatured men in suits reacting in alarm to a glowing banner reading 'Republican Revolt' at upper right; a large fantastical figure draped in newspapers including the New York Tribune looms at left over a seated robed figure; German caption at bottom reads 'Die Sch... in der Wand'; signed J. Keppler.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine; a wild-haired figure on a rooftop struggles to hold a large crate labeled 'Republican' while flying a kite in a stormy sky; a second caricatured figure below holds a string connected to a lightning bolt labeled 'Independent Press'; scattered blocks and objects fall around them; German caption reads 'Ein gestörtes Vergnügen'
Color-printed magazine cartoon from Puck, a man in a dark suit standing on a pedestal pinning an oversized scroll covered in printed text to a column, surrounded by a crowd of Victorian-era men and women in period dress; German caption beneath reads 'Eine taktlose Subscription. — Zum Leid noch die Beleidigung!'
Color lithograph from Puck magazine, interior scene of a tailor shop with multiple male figures. A central figure in 18th-century colonial dress—powdered wig, blue coat, knee breeches, and white stockings—stands before a full-length mirror. Two men in contemporary 19th-century suits gesture toward him from the right. Additional figures observe from the left and background. Signs on the wall read 'Cleveland's Clothing Establishment' and 'Spring Styles.' German-language caption below. Signed 'Gillam.'
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine. A uniformed military officer stands atop a naval vessel firing a large cannon labeled 'Southern Claims' at a stone fort flying a flag reading 'Fort Sham.' Figures tumble from the fort walls. In the foreground, caricatured men are knocked down by cannon fire, with smoke labeled 'Southern Claims' billowing throughout. German-language caption at bottom reads 'Ein Kernschuss.'
Color lithograph from Puck magazine, a multi-panel editorial cartoon with German-language captions. Central allegorical female figure gestures toward Manhattan Island while figures struggle in water below. Surrounding vignettes depict crowd scenes, street confrontations, and figures fleeing a steam-powered hose. Title text at bottom reads 'Variationen über die gefürchtete Chinesen-Plage.'
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine. A figure in British military uniform stands atop a staircase of labeled stone blocks — reading Scotland, Ireland, Malta, Gibraltar, India, Australia, Cyprus, Egypt, and Sudan — waving a Union Jack flag and holding a sword. Rifles and cannons are stacked at the base. In the background, two figures tumble from a collapsing pile of similarly labeled blocks, with the word 'France' written in the sand. A sailing ship appears at right. German caption reads 'Gleichnisse in der Weltgeschichte.'
Color lithograph political cartoon depicting a three-masted sailing ship heeling sharply in stormy green seas, with debris and a small vessel caught in a swirling maelstrom in the foreground; the word "PATRONAGE" appears in storm clouds at upper right; German text caption below reads "Der amerikanische Maelstrom."
Hand-colored editorial cartoon from Puck magazine, two figures walking a forest path: a man in Uncle Sam costume with striped trousers and top hat escorts a robed woman in a draped pink garment. Trees bear signs reading "Equal Rights," "Constitution," and "Free Press." Pink mushrooms labeled with text cluster on the ground; a figure perches in a tree at right. German caption below reads "Im Hain der Freiheit."
Color lithograph from Puck magazine; a fur-suited figure stands at a fireplace hung with stockings while a crowd of adults in nightclothes watches eagerly from beds and chairs; German caption below reads "In banger Erwartung — Wer wird leer ausgehen?"
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, depicting a crowd of Catholic clergy and figures in religious vestments assaulting a fortified wall labeled 'Non-Sectarian Institution,' defended by cannons labeled 'Freedom of Worship' and 'Bill'; buildings labeled 'Public School' and a monument to the Constitution visible on the left; figures carry banners and flags on the right; caption in German along the bottom.
Color lithograph political cartoon from *Puck* magazine, featuring a central crowd of men in top hats and frock coats amid fanciful Gothic buildings, surrounded by smaller inset scenes with German-language captions. A caption in German Gothic script runs along the bottom.
Color lithograph from Puck magazine, political cartoon set in a barbershop interior. A central figure in stars-and-stripes Uncle Sam costume stands on a footstool gesturing, surrounded by a crowd of men in 19th-century suits seated and waiting on both sides. Shelves with bottles and advertising signs line the walls. German caption reads "Die nationale Barbierklub. — 'Noxt!'" Fine pen-and-ink draftsmanship with flat watercolor tones.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, crowded allegorical scene with numerous figures surrounding a central enthroned woman in stars-and-stripes dress; classical temple labeled "Abundantia" in background; figures hold labeled banners and signs; Gothic script caption reads "Puck's Beitrag zum Danksagungstag"
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, depicting an armored figure seated in a wheeled contraption holding a large sword, while numerous men in 19th-century suits are scattered and tumbling around a long table. Labeled papers and documents litter the foreground. A German caption runs along the bottom. Signed 'Gillam' at lower left.
Color political cartoon from Puck magazine; a small sailboat with a red-jacketed figure at the helm navigates icy waters surrounded by large human faces emerging from glaciers and rocky formations; red pennant at the mast; German caption below.
Color lithograph from Puck magazine, signed Gillam. Theatrical scene titled "Richelieu's Widerstand" with a robed cardinal figure clutching a young woman at left, gesturing toward a group of men in period costume at right, one holding a document. Pink and red tones dominate; German-language caption below.
Color lithograph from Puck magazine, captioned 'Der gute Samariter.' Three male figures in a rocky landscape with a donkey and palm tree. At right, a robed figure supports a slumped, partially clothed man with text on his clothing. At left, two figures walk away, one holding a document. Bold outlines and flat color typical of 19th-century political illustration.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, signed Gillam. A crowd of caricatured figures carrying labeled banners and signs advances from the left, including crying children and elderly men with canes. A stout figure in military costume rides a donkey at center, facing a lone top-hatted man at right. Signs and labels in English are visible throughout; German caption text appears below.
Color lithograph political cartoon from 'Puck' magazine; central caricatured figure in Renaissance costume with black mask, plumed hat, and striped doublet strides through a narrow European street, accompanied by similarly costumed figures carrying weapons; onlookers lean from windows above; German caption text at bottom
Color lithograph from Puck magazine; two allegorical female figures in classical drapery face each other in a woodland landscape, one in yellow pointing toward the other in pink, with a river and rocky cliffs behind them; German-script caption below
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, crowded scene with caricatured figures carrying banners and signs including "No Pay No Stay" and "Funds for an Aggressive Campaign," a jester on horseback, and figures in period clothing engaged in chaotic activity, with German-language caption below.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, with German caption. A large caricatured figure dressed as the biblical Samson in animal-skin garments swings a jawbone weapon, driving back a group of armored caricatured figures at right. A donkey labeled 'Democrat' stands at left. Scattered papers on the ground bear state names including Vermont. Fine pen-and-ink linework with flat color washes in green, blue, and brown tones.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, showing a crowd of men in 19th-century suits and robes gathered on a rocky outcrop, gazing toward a distant Capitol building. Several figures kneel or crouch over inscribed stone tablets in the foreground. German text caption appears below.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine, titled 'Feinde der Republik' in German caption below. A robed female allegorical figure in an American-flag-patterned dress gestures protectively toward a seated bearded man at left, while a crowd of men at right pull at her garment and carry banners reading 'Total Abstinence Fanatics,' 'Political Wranglers,' and other labels.
Color lithograph political cartoon from Puck magazine; a caricatured hunter in colonial-style dress brandishes a rifle amid a chaotic hunting scene, with several dogs including one labeled "SATIRE," fallen animal figures, and a bald eagle in flight near a domed building in the background; German caption below.
Color lithograph cartoon from Puck magazine; a chubby, curly-haired child in a top hat and cape wields an oversized pen like a lance, with a long ribbon unfurling around him containing multiple small illustrated vignettes of political and social scenes, each labeled with captions in English and German script.
Artist or Maker
Joseph Keppler
Artist or Maker
Bernhard Gillam
Title
Cartoon from Puck
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1880-1889
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
13 3/4 × 20 1/4 × 1 in. (34.93 × 51.44 × 2.54 cm) Sheet (each): 13 1/4 × 20 in. (33.66 × 50.8 cm) Image (each): 11 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (29.21 × 46.99 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her father, Adolph Stern
Accession Number
54.70.29.1-.57
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings