What Has Become of Evarts?–We Suggest A Journalistic Exploring Expedition, by Frederick Opper, Puck, no date
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Scope and Content:
From the Collection:
The Helen Farr Sloan’s political cartoon collection (1802-1950) contains a variety of prints of political cartoons, illustrations, and caricatures from several different magazines. The collection contains pages from magazines, pages from books, and other prints that were not a part of a publication. The magazines featured include Puck, Judge, Vanity Fair (British, 1868-1914), Vanity Fair (American, 1913-1936), Harper’s Weekly, Gil Blas, Le Charivari, Truth, The New Yorker, The Illustrated London News, The New York Herald, and The Sun. There are other series included like Treagar’s Black Jokes and Le Gens de Paris. There are works from publishers like S.W. Fores, Currier & Ives, and J.Sidebotham. Also included are works by Rowlandson, which are individually published.
The first series contains cartoons from Puck magazine. Its materials are pages and covers from the magazine including the fronts and backs of the pages. The artists that are included are Frederick Burr Opper, Frederich Graetz, Bernhard Gillam, J.S. Pughe, James Albert Wales, and Samuel Ehrhart.
The second series contains cartoons from Judge magazine. The materials are pages and covers from the magazine and include both the fronts and backs of the pages. The artists that are included are Thomas Worth, Bernhard Gillam, Victor Gillam, and Grant E. Hamilton.
The third series contains cartoons, caricatures, and portraits from Vanity Fair (British, 1868-1914) and Vanity Fair (American, 1913-1936) magazines. The materials for the British magazine include the one-sided caricatures and cartoons featured in the publication. The material for the American magazine contains a portrait on the front and a table of contents on the back of the page. The artists that are included are Carlo Pellegrini (Ape/Singe), James Tissot (Coïdé), Thomas Nast, Leslie Ward (Spy), and William Henry Cotton.
The fourth series contains cartoons from Harper’s Weekly magazine. The materials include the front and back side of pages from the magazine. The artists that are included are William L. Sheppard, Charles G. Bush, Thomas Nast, and A.B. Frost.
The fifth series contains cartoons, caricatures, and illustrations from various magazines and publications. The artists and their publications include Théophile Steinlin, from Gil Blas, Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier (Paul Gavarni), from Le Gens de Paris, Thomas Rowlandson, William Summers, from Tregear’s Black Jokes, Charles Williams, William Elmes, George Cruikshank, Isaac Robert Cruikshank, Jules Joseph Georges Renard (Draner), Charles Robinson, from The Illustrated London News, Thomas Worth, Richard F. Outcault, from the New York Herald, Helen E. Hokinson, from The New Yorker, Charles Amédée de Noé (Cham), from Le Charivari, Sydney B. Griffin, from Truth, Oscar Cesare, from The Sun, and William Bruns.
There are a wide variety of themes and events covered in the cartoons and illustrations throughout the collection. There are numerous presidential elections covered including the elections of 1806, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, and 1900. The 43rd and 54th Congresses are both represented within cartoons in the series. Other events that are shown in cartoons in the collection are the Chicago World’s Fair/World’s Columbian Exposition, the Spanish-American War, Reconstruction, and the Kansas Exodus. There are also many representations of the Democratic, Republican, Greenback, and Citizens parties as well as Tammany Hall. Other themes included are immigration, Jewish communities, social ambition, weather problems, voting rights, the gold standard vs. free silver debate, diseases, family roles, plantations, white supremacy groups, Communism, financial issues, militaries, pic-nic societies, King George IV’s court, political corruption, and social events and issues. A large number of the cartoons included in the collections are products of their times and therefore many include racist language and depictions. The transcriptions and metadata associated with each cartoon is described as is for the purpose of providing the easiest access to the collection and does in no way reflect the views of Wilkes University or its archive department.
The first series contains cartoons from Puck magazine. Its materials are pages and covers from the magazine including the fronts and backs of the pages. The artists that are included are Frederick Burr Opper, Frederich Graetz, Bernhard Gillam, J.S. Pughe, James Albert Wales, and Samuel Ehrhart.
The second series contains cartoons from Judge magazine. The materials are pages and covers from the magazine and include both the fronts and backs of the pages. The artists that are included are Thomas Worth, Bernhard Gillam, Victor Gillam, and Grant E. Hamilton.
The third series contains cartoons, caricatures, and portraits from Vanity Fair (British, 1868-1914) and Vanity Fair (American, 1913-1936) magazines. The materials for the British magazine include the one-sided caricatures and cartoons featured in the publication. The material for the American magazine contains a portrait on the front and a table of contents on the back of the page. The artists that are included are Carlo Pellegrini (Ape/Singe), James Tissot (Coïdé), Thomas Nast, Leslie Ward (Spy), and William Henry Cotton.
The fourth series contains cartoons from Harper’s Weekly magazine. The materials include the front and back side of pages from the magazine. The artists that are included are William L. Sheppard, Charles G. Bush, Thomas Nast, and A.B. Frost.
The fifth series contains cartoons, caricatures, and illustrations from various magazines and publications. The artists and their publications include Théophile Steinlin, from Gil Blas, Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier (Paul Gavarni), from Le Gens de Paris, Thomas Rowlandson, William Summers, from Tregear’s Black Jokes, Charles Williams, William Elmes, George Cruikshank, Isaac Robert Cruikshank, Jules Joseph Georges Renard (Draner), Charles Robinson, from The Illustrated London News, Thomas Worth, Richard F. Outcault, from the New York Herald, Helen E. Hokinson, from The New Yorker, Charles Amédée de Noé (Cham), from Le Charivari, Sydney B. Griffin, from Truth, Oscar Cesare, from The Sun, and William Bruns.
There are a wide variety of themes and events covered in the cartoons and illustrations throughout the collection. There are numerous presidential elections covered including the elections of 1806, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, and 1900. The 43rd and 54th Congresses are both represented within cartoons in the series. Other events that are shown in cartoons in the collection are the Chicago World’s Fair/World’s Columbian Exposition, the Spanish-American War, Reconstruction, and the Kansas Exodus. There are also many representations of the Democratic, Republican, Greenback, and Citizens parties as well as Tammany Hall. Other themes included are immigration, Jewish communities, social ambition, weather problems, voting rights, the gold standard vs. free silver debate, diseases, family roles, plantations, white supremacy groups, Communism, financial issues, militaries, pic-nic societies, King George IV’s court, political corruption, and social events and issues. A large number of the cartoons included in the collections are products of their times and therefore many include racist language and depictions. The transcriptions and metadata associated with each cartoon is described as is for the purpose of providing the easiest access to the collection and does in no way reflect the views of Wilkes University or its archive department.
Dates
- Created: no date
Creator
- Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901 (Person)
Access:
Anyone may access these political cartoons.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Political cartoon
Condition Note:
Fair. The material has yellowed and tears.
Measurements:
13.5 x 10 in
Title:
What Has Become of Evarts?—We suggest a Journalistic Exploring Expedition.
Description:
This cartoon shows a group white men staring at African natives. Among the white men in the cartoon, the first facing the Africans is Whitelaw Reid, dressed in a blue shirt and shorts with a white and blue exploring hat. He has a knife in his belt that says, “For Gresham.” He is holding a shotgun and pointing. Next, is a man with white hair and a mustache, wearing a dark gray shirt and pants. He is holding his hat and using a white handkerchief to wipe his forehead. The next is Charles A. Dana with a blue and white exploring hat, a red shirt, and tan and white striped pants. He has white hair, a long white beard, glasses, and is looking angry. The knife in his belt says, “For Cleveland,” and he is holding a red bag that says, “Sun.” The next is a taller man in a black top hat with a white scarf tied to it. He has brown hair, a short beard, and glasses. He has a gray jacket and brown pants. He looks confused and is holding a bag that says, “Affidavits of Circulation.” Finally, is a man in a white and green exploring hat that is covering his face, though there is part of a black beard sticking out. He is in a long blue coat and has a canteen on a strap. He is holding a book that says, “Texts,” and behind him are papers that say, “Mail and Express.” Behind them are two Black men, one with a kettle on his head, red shorts, a club, and a shield, the other has a silver hat, a spear, a shield, and is wearing a red and white skirt. There is also a smaller child in red shorts. The men are looking at an African man in red and white striped shorts, a collar and tie around his ankle, a band wrapped around his arm, a necklace, a bone earring, and a headband with feathers sticking from the top. He is also holding a spear. Behind him is an African woman with a red skirt, a white and yellow scarf across her torso, a necklace, and nose and ear piercings. She is holding a baby and holding the hand of another child who has a necklace, and a leaf or some sort of covering tied around his waist. Behind them are palm trees, huts, and two skulls on spikes. The cartoon is by Frederick Opper for Puck magazine. The cartoon depicts republican journalists in search of William M. Evarts so they can get a statement from him for his political campaign. Opper has them searching in Africa due to the fact that Evarts was involved in a case in which he assisted in freeing a group of slaves. Opper is credited as one of the first creators of newspaper comic strips in the United States. He had dropped out of school at a young age to pursue his career as an illustrator. He eventually was hired at Puck magazine where he drew illustrations for 18 years. The back of the cartoon features articles, unrelated to the cartoon, an advertisement for “Puck’s Obber Book,” “Spiral Cotton Hose,” and “The American Cycles Catalogue.” There is also a section about “Warner’s Safe Cure,” and one for “The water-color portrait of President Grover Cleveland.”
Transcription:
The title says, “What has become of Evarts?—We suggest a journalistic exploring expedition.” Below this is the caption,” Spokesman Reid, (to Central African Chief).— Have you seen anything of a small man with a high forehead and an aged hat? He’s New York’s favorite son, and New York wants to hear from him during the political campaign.”
Creator
- Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu