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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

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

Joseph Keppler, 1887

Color print by Roc Wagner, 1899: Uncle Sam with a scroll beside a shirtless armed man before a city skyline.

Our Gift of Freedom, from The Criterion

Roc Wagner, 1899

Colored political cartoon of a veiled figure above two robed men and a kneeling crowd, with a sign promising prosperity.

The Great Unknown, from Puck

Louis Dalrymple, 1896

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

Joseph Keppler, 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

Joseph Keppler, n.d.

Colored political cartoon: a skeleton labeled Skeleton of Scandal bursts from a closet marked Republican Family Closet as men

They Can't Keep Him Hid, from Puck

Louis Dalrymple, n.d.

Satirical 1890 Puck cover: a man drops a million-dollar bag into a machine labeled State Legislature to get a Senate seat.

The Way We Become Senators Nowadays, from Puck

C. Jay Taylor, 1890

Cartoon of Uncle Sam kicking a barricade marked No Thoroughfare, carrying a tariff reform banner, with politicians and money

A Useless Barricade, from Puck

Louis Dalrymple, published January, 15 1890

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

The Old Leaders and the New

Joseph Keppler, n.d.

Political cartoon of three figures on a stage beside a large sack labeled Republican Corruption Fund, with coins spilling acr

The Last Three Hopes of the Republican Party, from Puck

Frederick Burr Opper, 1892

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

Joseph Keppler, published October 26, 1892

Political cartoon of a boxer labeled G.O.P. stripped for a fight, with straps marked by policy slogans and spectators ringsid

Stripped for the Fight, from Puck

William Allen Rogers, 1892

Colored cartoon of a horseman labeled American Tin Plate atop a pedestal supported by bowed, kneeling workers, 1892.

The Great American Tin Swindle

William Allen Rogers, published October 19, 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

Joseph Keppler, n.d.

Puck magazine cartoon of a man with a gold coin head leaving a seated woman with a silver dollar bonnet, 1893.

A Hopeless Mésalliance, from Puck

C. Jay Taylor, published January 4, 1893

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

Joseph Keppler, 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

Joseph Keppler, 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

Joseph Keppler, 1890

Caricature of a classical warrior holding a message and shield while lightning strikes a Republican Temple column, 1890 Puck

A Little Ajax for a Cent Defying the Lightning, from Puck

C. Jay Taylor, published December 10, 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

Joseph Keppler, n.d.

Colored cartoon of a man pouring coins and banknotes from a horn over reaching hands, with the U.S. Treasury behind him.

The Horn of Plenty, from Puck

C. Jay Taylor, published May 29, 1889

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

The Triumph of Boodle, from Boodle

Joseph Keppler, n.d.

Caricature of four thin, long-faced men in frock coats under a caption denying knowledge of stolen vouchers, by Thomas Nast.

We Know Nothing about the Stolen Vouchers

Thomas Nast, 1871

Engraving of a huge bearded man towering over a tiny guard, with a chained prisoner and a States Prison building behind.

Can the Law Reach Him?

Thomas Nast, n.d.

Engraving of a man holding a snarling cat that reaches toward chestnuts roasting on a stove, with a political banner behind.

The Cat's-Paw, Any Thing to Get Chestnuts

Thomas Nast, published July 18, 1892

Colour political cartoon of a kneeling man offering a sword to a plumed caricature figure, with the Capitol dome behind.

Unconditional Surrender, from Puck

Louis Dalrymple, published April 17, 1889

Pen-and-ink drawing of a crowned lion at an arena edge, with women in long gowns and a child watching from the stands.

America's Tribute, from Life

Charles Dana Gibson, 1891

Colored cartoon of a dismissed worker on a platform above a striking crowd, with factories and protest signs behind.

Is Not This Only Another Form of "Monopoly"?, from Puck

A. B. Schultz, 1886

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

Joseph Keppler, 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

Joseph Keppler, 1887