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Joseph Keppler

37 works

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Colored print of a crowded barber shop with men waiting, an Uncle Sam figure in a striped apron, and advertising signs on the

The National Barber Shop - Next

n.d.

Colored political cartoon of bandaged men and a child fleeing a wrecked train with steam rising, by Joseph Keppler, 1880.

After the Chicago Catastrophe, from Puck

1880

Colored political cartoon of Democratic politicians as jockeys at a racetrack, with a donkey and Uncle Sam watching.

The Political Handicap, from Puck

n.d.

Colored cartoon of a distressed bearded man leaning on a fence, smoke from a dropped pipe labeled with political words.

It Makes Him Sick, from Puck

published August 18, 1880

Political cartoon: a uniformed man carries a donkey while a rider on a white horse carries a top-hatted man, Capitol behind.

Just the Difference, from Puck

1880

Colorful caricature cartoon of Democrats in biblical dress finding a baby Moses in a reed basket on a river.

The Democrats Finding Their Moses, from Puck

n.d.

Colored caricature of two men on a rocky mountain path to the White House, one refusing a guide, by Joseph Keppler, 1881.

On the Road, from Puck

1881

Colour political cartoon of a muscular Samson with a jawbone facing helmeted Philistine caricatures beside a donkey.

The Democratic Samson and the Republican Philistines, from Puck

published September 15, 1880

Colour cartoon of a woman in classical dress cutting a sleeping bearded man's hair with shears labelled Tariff Issue.

The Republican Dalilah Stealthily the Democratic Sampson of his Strength, from Puck

published November 10, 1880

Colored satirical lithograph of men tending a donkey near a Democratic Stable building, with bottles and buckets of remedies.

A Strange Case of Epizooty, from Puck

n.d.

Colored caricature of men holding a drunken wake in a tavern around a draped body labeled Democratic Party, with candles and

The Wake over the Remains of the Democratic Party, from Puck

n.d.

Colored 1883 Puck cartoon of a stage operetta with costumed politicians and a striped Independence figure.

Scene from the New National Operetta, from Puck

1883

Colored cartoon of a man with a rooster's body crowing at a ruffled hen-like figure in a park with feathers scattered.

Kik-kik-cock-a-doodle doo! Mr. Kelly, how are YOU?, from Puck

published November 12, 1884

Political cartoon of men patching an elephant skeleton labeled Republican Jumbo, with a circus wagon in the background.

As Natural as Life, from Puck

1888

Colored political cartoon of a restless sleeper in a canopied bed, with a chariot of horses floating above.

Restless Nights, from Puck

n.d.

Colour lithograph of caricatured politicians in medieval dress: a knight with a swan and a bride at left, rivals in red and a

Her True Knight, from Puck

1887

Colored cartoon of anthropomorphic roosters in military dress in a barnyard, with a chick labeled Japan hatching from a crack

Easter in the Old World Barnyard, from Puck

1895

Political cartoon of a storm-tossed ship labeled The Grand Old Party, with men hoisting reform placards and debris floating i

Any Thing to Keep Afloat a Little Longer, from Puck

n.d.

Colour political cartoon of four bronze statesman statues on pedestals, with small caricature figures on ladders below holdin

The Old Leaders and the New

n.d.

Colored cartoon of a man in a rowboat hauling a net of fish labeled Profits while others are kept out by a fence.

All for Him

published October 26, 1892

Colored political cartoon of caricatured men in hats at a church door, one holding a Corruption Fund sack, from Puck.

The Republican Pharisees, from Puck

n.d.

Colored cartoon of top-hatted men blocking a newcomer at a pier, with shadows of their working-class forebears on the wall.

Looking Backward, from Puck

n.d.

Colored lithograph of a bearded man with a bird's body and wings rising from flames above fallen men, titled The Phoenix.

The Phoenix, from Puck

1890

Political cartoon of a grey GOP elephant with a syringe labeled Reciprocity Lymph held by a robed man on a platform.

A Bad Case of Consumption, from Puck

1890

Satirical print of an executioner beside a guillotine as a top-hatted official reads a list, with a crowd watching.

The Administration Guillotine, from Puck

n.d.

Satirical chromolithograph by Joseph Keppler showing a Boodle chariot trampling the Constitution and dragging a chained figur

The Triumph of Boodle, from Boodle

n.d.

Colour cartoon of a cluttered office with a man aiming a revolver, a writer at a desk, and a King Boycott poster.

Puck's Pleasant Prospect, from Puck

published May 5, 1886

Colored cartoon of a seated pope blessing two kneeling workers while two robed clergymen hold his mantle, 1887.

A Business Alliance

1887

Colored cartoon of a workingman and an elderly farmer conversing on a street with factory and general store signs.

After Election, from Puck

published November 5, 1890

Colored cartoon of a man pulling a tree labeled Spoils System while a man in plaid holds a Civil Service Reform sign.

Getting Rid of the Spoils System Deadwood, from Puck

published August 17, 1887

Satirical lithograph of a filthy bather on a polluted beach holding a bottle, with dead animals and steamships marked dumping

The Last Bather, from Puck

1880

Colored caricature of opera singer Adelina Patti in a yellow gown holding a flower bouquet, by Joseph Keppler, 1880.

Adelina Patti

1880