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William Henry Walker

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Pen-and-ink cartoon of a shouting armored giant labeled STEEL, with a marching army and a tariff castle behind him.

Why Andy!

1908

Ink caricature of a cowboy with a lasso riding a horse labeled SENATE that sits down on its haunches, 1902.

Theodore Roosevelt, depicted as a cowboy, tries to ride a horse representing the Senate but it sits down

1902

Ink and pencil caricature of goose-headed soldiers in spiked helmets on a battlefield, one labeled Democratic Propaganda, dat

Side-stepping the goose-step

1918

Ink caricature of five men in a line, one pointing forward with a raised fist, drawn in a satirical style.

Chorus of malefactors

1910

Ink drawing of a man in a window handing a silver tea service to a figure in a cap outside, crosshatched brick wall.

A robber passes a tea service through the window to his accomplice outside

1896

Ink drawing of two pale, uneasy men leaning over a ship railing above churning water, with a porthole and life buoy beside th

Two ill men lean on the railing of a ship

1901

Drawing of a man in a hat leaning on a courtroom rail, a judge behind him, and an ORGANIZED LABOR statue in a niche above.

About the Laws. Where law ends, there tyranny begins

1922

Pencil drawing of a winged genie with a top hat rising from a bottle on a beach, labeled Prohibition, 1914.

An Arabian Night Tale

1914

Ink caricature of an angry man and sad woman yoked together by MATRIMONY, watched by a priest in a long robe.

An angry man and a sad woman are yoked together in matrimony by a priest in a large robe

1905

Pen and ink caricature of two men in conversation, one seated in an armchair holding his head, the other leaning in, 1913.

I hadn’t thought of that, replied the President

1913

Ink cartoon of several men drawn as cats with human faces, lapping milk from a large bowl, signed William Henry Walker, 1907.

Several men depicted as cats, with Theodore Roosevelt at the center, lap at a giant bowl of milk

1907

Charcoal drawing of a robed woman turning from a man offering a dove, with armed soldiers and smoke behind, 1916.

Civilization; Peace; Not until my defenders have won

1916

Ink drawing of a helmeted warrior in a chariot dragging a body past city walls, with dust clouds and a horse.

Achilles drags the body of Hector around the walls of Troy

1914

Drawing of a bearded man in a long coat holding a switch and grasping a small boy by the collar beside a woodshed.

The American Woodshed. I reckon you won’t run away from home again

1919

Pen drawing of Uncle Sam beside a Monroe Doctrine sign, facing a Chinese figure and a samurai across a Pacific map, 1902.

‘Tis a poor rule that doesn’t work both ways

1902

Caricature of a man with a globe for a head at a desk, facing a graduate holding a diploma, 1909 pen and ink print.

The World; Want a job, eh; What’s your recommendation

1909

Pen and ink drawing of forest animals gathered as a court, with a captured hunter crouching among them.

A hunter is captured by animals and placed on trial for killing a baby bear

1896

Ink drawing of men in top hats pulling an ornate carriage in a long procession, signed William Henry Walker, 1910.

A long line of men in suits and top hats pull an ornate carriage (in the place of the horses)

1910

Sketch of a crowd of men running off a cliff after a floating ghostly woman surrounded by bubbles, signed 1904.

A ghostly woman, floating on bubbles, lures a crowd of men to follow her over a cliff

1904

Charcoal caricature of Uncle Sam kicking up his heels, waving a flag above a city skyline, with a Dull Care tag on his coat.

Portrait of United States. When the Senate ratifies the Treaty of Peace

1920

Pen and ink cartoon of a stork teacher in a mortarboard scolding an elephant student at a classroom desk, with a rabbit writi

A classroom. The teacher, a stork, is angry at one of his students, an elephant

1908

Pen-and-ink sketch of a bearded man in Roman robes and laurel wreath, seated on a bench, hand on chin, in thought.

A man in Roman robes and wearing a wreath sits and thinks

1910

Charcoal drawing of Uncle Sam on a cliff edge gesturing toward swimmers in the sea, one labeled WAR, 1915.

Double dare you, Sam

1915

Pen-and-ink drawing of robed men with labeled swords storming a columned palace hall strewn with debris.

Robed men with bloody swords representing many Trusts have taken over a palace

1906

Ink caricature of a stout man with a large mustache and feathered hat, leaning forward against a hatched background, 1912.

And Teddy’s sure to get you if you don’t watch out

1912

Pen and ink drawing of a stern man in a toga walking past caricatured Roman figures, an ornate litter, and a bulldog.

Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look He thinks too much; such men are dangerous. Julius Caesar Act 1, Sc. II

1912

Pen and ink drawing of a hunter with a pipe and dogs in birch woods, beside a stag, does, and fawn at a pond.

Two hunters walk through a forest

1896

Ink caricature sheet of nine labeled political figures, with Theodore Roosevelt in uniform at the center, dated 1917.

Composite celebrities

1917

Ink and crayon drawing of a nude boy shouting into a megaphone at a jester and a dog in a top hat, dated 1921.

A young boy shouts through a megaphone at a man and a dog wearing jester’s outfits

1921

Pen and ink drawing of a woman with a sample ballot descending steps as officials and men watch at a doorway, 1909.

When the cook votes

1909

Pen and ink caricature of blindfolded men with name labels walking a plank on a ship deck under a watching captain.

Captain Bill Bryan of the good ship Democracy

1912

Charcoal drawing of a child pointing at a frowning globe, with an armored warrior and cannon at left.

A child talks to a frowning figure representing the world

1921