Keppler Puck (5 results)

Print. First Edition. Double-page chromolithograph print, 11 x 18.25 inches, on sheet 13.4 x 20 inches. Print shows Chester Arthur pointing at a snowball titled 'Arthur's Popularity' with Edmunds, Sherman, Evart, Bayard, Pendelton, Butler, Blaine, Hancock, Davis, and Tilden and MacVeagh similarly pointing at their snowballs of various sizes. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy. Mild edge wear and small closed edge tears. Previously folded.

Poster. First Edition. Double-page color lithograph print, 11.25 x 18.5 inches, on sheet 13.35 x 20 inches. Grant is seen tugging on Arthur's robe while Arthur is speaking to Conkling. Others identified include Logan, Randall, Frye, Sherman, Edmunds and Hewitt, all in dresses and aprons. First edition (first printing). Very good copy with mild edge wear and edge tanning. Previously folded.

Print. Print, 11.5 x 18.5 inches on sheet, 13.4 x 19.75 inches. Double-panel lithograph in color with portrait of Garfield uncovered by drape to right with scenes from his life in background. 8, 4-line stanza poem below. First edition (first printing). Very good copy previously folded with water stain in margin on left.

unbound. Keppler, Joseph (illustrator). Color lithograph. 20 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches. Some toning and scuffs along fold. Persuasive map showing mountains of cash with a sinister looking Uncle Sam leaning over a wall labeled "$50,000,000 For National Defense" and fashioned from money bags labeled with "$"; a tattered diminutive man, possibly representing Spain, sits on a rock on the lower left. Peace floats over the scene. Founded in 1871, Puck was the first American humor magazine to find widespread success, to which its caricatures and cartoons were a substantial contributing factor. It was published in English and German and reached a wide audience on both sides of the political spectrum by campaigning for good government. Its satirical cartoons provide an enlightening and entertaining look into this era of American politics.

unbound. Keppler, Joseph (illustrator). Color lithograph. Sheet measures 20 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches. Two folds with some wear, otherwise in good condition. Persuasive map of John Bull and Uncle Sam holding the earth aloft, with an angel of peace flying around the globe. The two figures symbolize power and reach and confidence following the Spanish American war. Founded in 1871, Puck was the first American humor magazine to find widespread success, to which its caricatures and cartoons were a substantial contributing factor. It was published in English and German and reached a wide audience on both sides of the political spectrum by campaigning for good government. Its satirical cartoons provide an enlightening and entertaining look into this era of American politics.