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William Henry Walker

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Ink drawing of an airship labeled Mayflower crashing onto Plymouth Rock as people and furniture fall, with a welcoming crowd

The landing of the Pilgrims. If inventors had antedated history

1910

Ink and charcoal drawing of a Roman soldier facing a top-hatted figure whose body is a dollar-sign money bag, with a battlefi

General Expense; How long will the war last, mars; That’s up to you

1914

Pencil drawing of a wolf nursing two men on a pedestal labeled THE TRUST, suckling the babes, Republican and Democrat.

Men representing the Democratic and Republican Parties suckled by a wolf representing the Trusts

1901

Pen and ink cartoon of a man in a bowler hat pointing at a standing teddy bear beneath an Ananias Club sign.

Declare, declare, O Teddy bear

1910

Pen-and-ink caricature sheet showing a heavyset man at successive ages and roles around a central golfing portrait, 1909.

The Building of Big Bill, President of the U.S.

1909

Ink drawing of a mustached man in a cap riding a flying bat over a rooftop skyline, raising a bottle.

Off on a bat

1896

Ink drawing of a chained nude figure on a rock, a winged rider on a striped horse above, and a sea monster below.

Perseus and Audromeda. To be put on in June at the National Theatre

1910

Pen and ink cartoon of a stout shopkeeper gesturing at a small customer holding a suit, with a sign reading suits marked up.

Consumer; But then clothes are dearer than before

1909

Ink drawing of a uniformed chauffeur driving a car with allegorical women beside him, a domed capitol behind trees.

How do you like your chauffeur, Columbia

1916

Ink cartoon of a fat tycoon in a top hat leashing Uncle Sam while a small figure labeled People watches.

A Government Of[f] the People B[u]y the People [For] Against the People

1906

Ink drawing of a bearded rider on a rearing horse in the style of a classical statue, with a small seated figure below.

Marcus Aurelius as my model

1910

Charcoal caricature of five men peering through holes in a fence reading League of Nations Base Ball Field, 1922.

Five men, Fritz, Turkey, Russia, Mexico, and Uncle Sam, peer through holes in the wall of the ‘League of Nations Base…

1922

Ink caricatures of a man in varied national costumes around a central roundel of a winged angel playing a harp.

Several portraits of Theodore Roosevelt as several different ethnicities. In the center portrait, he is depicted as a…

1905

Pen and ink sketch of a stage scene with a stout dancer, a woman in feathers, a swordsman, and a seated conductor.

A stage production with a large man dancing with a young woman

1905

Pen drawing of a pensive man in a top hat seated in Rodin's Thinker pose, surrounded by small New York street scenes.

The Thinker

1912

Pen-and-ink caricature of Uncle Sam with a pistol and swords facing a fleet of flag-bearing boats, labeled Panama Canal.

The Colossus at Panama

1913

Charcoal sketch of a person in a dress leaning toward an elephant in a suit seated beside a draped curtain, dated 1920.

A man, depicted as a woman, tries to flirt with the Republican Party elephant, but the elephant moves away

1920

Pen and ink caricature sheet of men in various trades and cabinet-labeled roles, including a street sweeper and window cleane

To eke out an existence

1913

Drawing of a bearded man on a ship bow gesturing as a falling uniformed figure chained to an anchor drops into the sea.

Dropping the pilot

1915

Ink drawing of collapsing Carnegie library buildings with falling books, coins, a dollar sign, and crushed figures.

People are crushed by falling Carnegie library buildings, books, and money

1902

Ink drawing of Father Time with wings and scythe pulling a crying baby labeled 1921 across a dark, stormy landscape.

Father Time pulls a baby representing the year 1921 to take his place for the New Year

1920

Pen drawing of a donkey labeled Austria loaded with powder and crates, driven by a uniformed man past a World Dominion sign.

Partners

1918

Ink cartoon of armored knights with shields and spears charging under reform banners, a tiger watching from a hill above, 190

The Committee of Five and citizens are depicted as knights on a crusade against Tammany

1901

Drawing of a man writing a letter beside a stein while a city explodes behind him, with a note reporting bombed factories and

That will please him

1916

Ink drawing of a large shamrock rising from a bottle, with a small top-hatted man peeking out holding a spoon.

In High Spirits

1910

Pen and ink cartoon of two storks beside ballot boxes labeled REP. and DEM., with the White House in the background.

Their job. Watching, waiting till November

1920

Pen and ink drawing of a standing girl and a seated boy in ragged clothes, signed W. H. Walker, 1900.

Two poor children dress in ragged clothes

1900

Charcoal caricature of three pigeons with human faces perched under a PEACE facade, labeled Henry, Willie, Woodrow, 1916.

The dove cote

1916

Pen-and-ink cartoon of a dancing bear led by a man holding a stick labeled BIG STICK, signed by William Henry Walker, 1908.

Maka da bear dance. Bill, taka da stick. Use sama as me

1908

Ink cartoon: a woman labeled WEALTH stands on a chair as a man kneels with a trap catching a small figure labeled INCOME TAX.

Oh, Tommy!

1913

Caricature of a German officer with a smoking torch facing a sailor with a NAVY shield, with a domed building behind.

If Kultur Wins. United States, but I have always been neutral

1915

Pen drawing of a rich man on a pile of money dismissing Justice, a widow and a crippled man, 1902.

A wealthy man representing N.Y. Central thumbs his nose at a woman representing Justice who supports a widow and a ma…

1902