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William Henry Walker

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Charcoal cartoon of a lion labeled Japan facing a fox on a tightrope above ground reading Limited Armament, with a balancing

Eagle; Are you with me

1921

Pen-and-ink drawing of a figure in a tall hat on a donkey, cheered by soldiers with raised swords and a bugler, 1908.

William Jennings Bryan as a general, cheered by his army on the field

1908

Caricature of a bearded man in a fez aiming a pistol at a stout European in a top hat, who raises his hands beside money sack

The unkindest kut of all

1916

Ink caricature of a stout man climbing a rope toward a bearded figure on a stone pedestal, with a city spire behind.

A Wall Street Wooing

1912

Drawing of a fur-clad explorer at a striped North Pole marker, with a lecturer on stage among thrown flowers and wreaths.

A man on stage recounts his journey to the North Pole. People have thrown wreathes on the stage

1898

Pen and watercolor caricature of a winged bearded figure with a dollar-sign body holding an hourglass.

Time is money

1910

Nine ink caricatures of famous historical men in a three-by-three grid, each labeled by name.

Famous Prussians

1918

Pen and ink drawing of women in long skirts tumbling in pursuit of a large grasshopper, one hat flying, 1899.

A group of women knock each other over chasing a single grasshopper

1899

Ink drawing of an armored knight hoeing ground while a swarm of insects buzzes around his helmet and armor.

What to wear (In a New Jersey Garden)

1909

Ink caricature of a feathered rider on a donkey carrying a lance labeled with political terms, drawn by William Henry Walker

Big pale face chief

1914

Pen-and-ink caricature of two large glum men with crowds of small figures carrying money bags, buildings and an organ, 1905.

Two philanthropists, one of them Andrew Carnegie, cry as small angry people bring back their gifts and reject them

1905

Ink drawing of a stained glass style window with a haloed central figure, bull and bear, kneeling figures and a Wall Street b

Saint Pierpont Wall of Street

1911

Pen-and-ink drawing of a stout man lunging at a winged angel who holds him off; inset shows them calmly together, labeled Jul

A fat man attacks a female angel in October. He remembers her walking with him peacefully at The Hague in July

1899

Pen and ink drawing of a classical Greek court with a nude figure before judges, a draped cloth, and a pedestal labeled MAMMO

Phryne before the Areopagus

1912

Pen and ink caricature of a stout figure in bonnet and clogs wading at a shore, labeled 'River of Doubt', 1914.

Standing with reluctant feet; Where the brook and river meet. Longfellow

1914

Pencil and ink caricature of a man adjusting a spiked military helmet before a mirror while a bearded man in a bowler watches

A man in a suit, Stinnes, watches as Lenin tries on a military helmet in front of a mirror

1922

Ink drawing of a bearded figure in academic gown beside a bi-centennial cake, with a toddler waving a Yale banner and childre

Several children join hands at the bi-centennial birthday party for Yale

1901

Pen and pencil caricature of a German officer kneeling and gesturing toward a sailor in a German Navy cap, sword on the groun

The beginning of the end

1917

Caricature in arched frame: a woman labeled Columbia spanks a bowed man while caricatured senators look on, 1903.

Columbia (a woman representing the United States) turns members of the U.S. Senate over her knee and spanks them

1903

Charcoal drawing of a large elephant in a coat with luggage facing a small boy pointing at a U.S. Customs sign.

A U.S. Custom House official argues with the Republican Party elephant

1904

Cartoon of a railroad conductor and an older man leading a mule, with signs reading 8 Hour Law and R.R. Brotherhoods.

400,000 votes

1916

Ink and crayon caricature of an oversized woman in a feathered bonnet carrying a man, with a crowd and a Progressives sign at

Love me, love my dog

1914

Pen and ink caricature sheet of historical figures including Napoleon, Socrates, Cleopatra and Alexander the Great, signed 19

As they were never painted

1909

Ink drawing of workers with protest signs lining up at a Court of Public Opinion railing, with a uniformed postal employee at

A line of men at the ‘court of public opinion’ representing various groups of labor demand 50-100% pay increases

1920

Pen drawing of a farmer with an axe chasing a giant turkey carrying a pumpkin across a snowy field near a barn.

A farmer with an ax chases a giant turkey with a pumpkin under its wing

1904

Caricature drawing of two standing men, one in an exaggerated military uniform and one in a long coat and fedora, signed 1920

William Jennings Bryan, represented as a puffed up man in a military uniform

1920

Ink drawing of two bird-like figures in an interior; one seated in a top hat smoking, one standing with a sword by a fireplac

Yes, Dovey, there’s everything in the clothes one wears. We’ll be better understood

1916

Ink drawing of a cloaked man in a donkey cart labeled Presidential Mantle, with an eagle holding a 3rd Term banner and a crow

The Mantle and the anxious Elishes

1920

Ink drawing of a wounded soldier on a crutch reaching toward a woman in a long dress, who leans forward with open arms.

After the battle. G.O.P. All that is left of me darling is yours

1912

Ink drawing of a stout man in a tricorn hat raising a cane at a smiling boy in period dress, with debris flying between them.

How it really happened. Don’t be so angry, Governor

1910

Charcoal drawing of caricatured men with labeled portfolios queuing at Lake's U.S. Lecture Tour Agency door, 1920.

The Bread Line

1920

Pen and ink caricature of feathered dancers around a cauldron over a fire, with a startled man in a top hat seated among them

Madame Zambezi gives a dinner dance

1909