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William Henry Walker

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Charcoal caricature of a seated uniformed man clutching his head while angry bearded officials shout and raise their fists ar

Wilson, that’s all

1915

Pen drawing of two robed women labeled Civilization and Democracy washing a man with a brush and disinfectant, 1919.

Two women, representing Civilization and Democracy, wear surgical masks and scrub down Kaiser Wilhelm II with disinfe…

1919

Caricature drawing of a smiling woman in a tutu labeled High Tariff, bowing to a bearded man holding a hat marked Hughes.

Introducing an old favorite

1916

Pen and ink sheet of caricatures labeled Uncle Sam, John Bull, Ireland, France, China, and others, by William Henry Walker, 1

Several portraits of American and world leader figures

1906

Pen and ink drawing of a man carving a heart with T.T. on a tree as a woman labeled TARIFF embraces him from behind.

Lovers

1912

Ink cartoon of a seated man swatting mosquitoes beside a Paris Green crate, with a large insect and larvae on the ground.

To the victor belongs the spoils

1909

Pen drawing of a one-eyed giant with a club attacking small armed figures with shields labeled Justice, Legislation, and Comp

The Cyclops, representing the Trusts, fights soldiers representing justice, legislation, competition, and middle men

1902

Ink caricature of a stout uniformed man welcoming a woman with a large flowered hat and suitcase, with a small dog nearby.

His good natured smile

1910

Pen drawing of a man with a briefcase facing caricatured figures in niches above labeled plaques, one leaping down, with turt

The Hall of Fame. Take my place doc

1913

Pen and ink drawing of Roman soldiers fleeing across a plaza, with a Votes for Women banner in the crowd, 1913.

The rape of the Sabine men

1913

Ink caricature of a stout man gesturing to a group of decorated uniformed men and a crowd behind them.

Precedent. Take off your coats, gents. Neither I nor my father nor his father before him wore a coat at dinner

1913

Charcoal cartoon of an eagle in top hat facing a dragon in robes, with an armored Japan figure with a spear between them.

Animals representing countries. The United States (eagle) speaks with China (dragon) and Japan (fox)

1921

Ink cartoon of a money-bag wall defended by Roman-style soldiers under a Sugar Trust flag, with a people's army approaching.

The men higher up

1910

Charcoal cartoon of a seated man labeled Germany reading a newspaper while a woman labeled Austria lies on the floor.

There are rumors that the married life of this couple is not altogether happy

1918

Ink caricature of a robed figure leading a row of caricatured choir singers in a Gothic church interior, 1912.

The Progressional. The Te(R) Doum will be sung at every service

1912

Three pen and ink caricature sketches of baseball players in pitching and fielding poses on a cream sheet.

National Favorites

1912

Ink cartoon of a dragon with a dollar money bag attacking an elephant while a small armed figure looks on.

A dragon representing the trusts attacks the Republican Party elephant

1903

Pen drawing of a magician in tailcoat gesturing with a wand over a riverside village with a church spire, bridge and barge.

The Magician. Now you see Belgium. Now you don’t

1915

Pen and ink drawing of two ragged men by a roadside campfire, one crouching with a bottle, the other standing near a birch tr

Roulette smoke

1895

Pen-and-ink drawing of a man in a suit embracing a woman in a gown, with a crowd and protest sign behind them, 1913.

I married you darling, but not all you kin

1913

Pen-and-ink cartoon of Woodrow Wilson in Roman dress facing a crowd of caricatured senators holding anti-League placards.

President Woodrow Wilson as a Roman leader

1920

Ink cartoon of a top-hatted young man holding a 'Boy Grafters of America' banner over running magazine figures.

A young man holds a sign reading ‘The Boy Grafters of America.’

1911

Pen drawing of a startled man in pajamas tumbling off bed as an eagle swoops in, with an alarm clock ringing nearby.

I was enjoying such a nice long sleep

1910

Pen and ink sketch of two men exchanging a bundle beside bicycles, with a woman in a hat and a village building behind.

The Village Blacksmith

1897

Charcoal-style drawing of a standing man beside a dining table where two seated women dine in a sideboard-lined room.

A man stands behind his chair at a table where an older and younger woman are already eating

1898

Ink drawing of a mustached man holding a newspaper headed Alaska while a young boy looks up at it.

A man shows a boy a paper about Alaska

1911

Caricature of elderly British and American soldiers with canes shaking hands beside whiskey barrels, a lion and an eagle.

Armies of old men, American and British, meet on a field with canes instead of rifles

1903

Ink caricature of a tall man in a top hat pointing at a small boy, with a large money-bag figure behind him.

A boy at age 16, angrily looking down on a small man and protecting a fat man behind him who is depicted as a large b…

1911

Ink drawing of three men riding labeled snails on a beach while a toddler runs toward them, signed W. H. Walker 1921.

A young boy approaches three men writing and riding snails

1921

Pen and ink drawing of suffragists with a Votes for Women banner confronting a man in glasses at a desk, 1914.

Diplomacy. Making Friends with President Wilson

1914

Pen and ink caricature of a plumed hunter firing at a fleeing boy beside a gamekeeper, with a Royal Wall St. Preserves sign.

The King says James R. Kenne knows the game better than any other subject

1910

Pen drawing of Uncle Sam with a monocle and cigar beside an eagle on a striped shield with stars and money bags.

Uncle Sam, the American eagle, and the American shield

1900