AND MADAME LOVES THE PRINCE! [Cover illustration lithograph from JUDGE magazine]

Zimmerman, Eugene ; (illustrator)

Published by Judge Company, New York, 1908

About this Item

1 pages; Image clean and clear, with bright white matting. Image measures 13 X 9.25 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page cover of JUDGE magazine for May 2, 1908 depicting a "dandy" with a walking stick labeled "Prince de Johnson" and a hanky saying "Minnesota Delegate," flirting with an old woman "Madame Democracy," while in the background comes an angry gentleman "Count Boni-Bryan." The 1908 U.S. Presidential election occurred in the backdrop of the Progressive achievements of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's second term as well as against the U.S. recovery following the Panic of 1907. In this election, Roosevelt's chosen successor, Republican William Howard Taft, ran in large part on Roosevelt's Progressive legacy and decisively defeated former Congressman and three-time Democratic U.S. Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. This Judge illustration refers to the primary challenge to Bryan whose most formidable challenger was Minnesota Governor John Albert Johnson. Johnson's rags-to-riches story, honesty, reformist credentials, and ability to win in a heavily Republican U.S. state made him popular within the Democratic Party. Johnson ultimately was unable to overcome Bryan, and by the end of June 1908 Bryan had the two-thirds of the delegates needed to win the nomination. At the 1908 Democratic National Convention, Johnson released his delegates to Bryan, helping Bryan to win the nomination on the first ballot. Eugene "Zim" Zimmerman (May 26, 1862 March 26, 1935) was a Swiss-American cartoonist. After two and a half years at Puck (from May 1883 to December 1885), Zim moved to Judge magazine, directed by Bernhard Gillam. Here he was better paid and enjoyed greater freedom in his selection of subjects. The following year he married Mabel Alice Beard of Horseheads, New York. In 1888, in search of a more gentle pace of life, he and Mabel moved to Horseheads. Zim then traveled to New York on alternate weeks to fulfill his commitments at the magazine. Like many contemporary cartoonists, Zim generated cartoons of all varieties, including some which could be considered offensive for their ethnic stereotypes. He remained at Judge until his retirement in 1912.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: AND MADAME LOVES THE PRINCE! [Cover illustration lithograph from JUDGE magazine]
• Publisher: Judge Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1908
• Binding: Print
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art and Art History
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  • Americana and American History
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  • Humor or Humour
  • Political Science