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NY - New York,1890s - 1901 - Puck/Judge Magazine Illustrations of Miscellaneous Subjects Cartoons

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NY - New York,1890s - 1901 - Puck/Judge Magazine Illustrations of Miscellaneous Subjects Cartoons
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Group of 6. 1. Puck, no date or volume. Illustrated by F. Opper. Middle cartoon sheet. Comments on crime in the New York. Mr. Beelzebub vs. a Benjamin Franklinesque (Father Knickerbocker) character who is carrying arrest warrants, indictments, and criminal cases in his pockets, under his arms and in his hands. There are billboards everywhere commenting on crime. One newspaper is named the Daily Scare, while another is called the Daily Scandal. The place seems to be a hotbed of evil and Beelzebub is smiling about it. He is very pleased that the malevolence he poisoned the population with on his last visit is “prospering.” Measures 10.50” by 14.” Good condition. 2. Judge, no date or volume. Middle sheet cartoon drawn by Zimmerman. At first glance this cartoon seems incomprehensible but after doing some historical research on Baxter Street in New York City, the information revealed the scene depicted in the cels was called “Jewtown.” (Now it is a part of New York’s Chinatown.) When this cartoon was drawn in the late 1800s, the street was a poor Jewish neighborhood where second hand clothing shop merchants’ sold their wares. The artist seems to be commenting on how he thinks Jews conduct business – in the underground and dishonestly. In researching Zimmerman, it does not seem he, nor the magazine, were anti-Semitic, so it is most likely the message in this cartoon is lost on modern viewers. The famous muckraker and social reformer Jacob Riis took pictures of "Jewtown." Measures 10.50” by 14.” Excellent condition. 3. Puck, no date or volume. Middle sheet cartoon drawn by C. J. Taylor. This illustration puts a rich man’s son in a sailing vessel (looks like a Viking ship) with a silver spoon for a rudder trying to maneuver his way through dangerous waters similar to those Odysseus maneuvered in Greek mythology. The water is full of Wall Street sharks, naked sirens with harps, and clinging optopi. Usually, the sons of rich fathers do not have the same money making acumen of their fathers’, so they have to be especially careful to not lose the family fortune. Measures 10.50” by 14.” A few spots of foxing. Good condition. 4. Puck, Copyright 1900. Middle sheet cartoon. Drawn by L. M. Glackens. This illustration depicts the New Amsterdam colony as a place of partying. Very colorful. Measures 10.50” by 14.” In good condition. 5. Puck, Copyright 1901. Drawn by L. M. Glackens. A pastoral scene in which a male teacher has his class of boys and girls on a field trip and one of the little boys brings a hornets' nest back to show his classmates. The teacher is shocked, as is the rest of the class. This cartoon might be a comment on immigration as the 1890s was the first decade to see swarms of immigrants coming to the U.S. from southern European countries. The American government thought Italians and Greeks undesirables. Measures 10.50” by 14.” Some foxing. Good condition. 6. Puck, magazine cover. Volume XLIX, No. 1260, 24 April 1901, New York edition. Drawn by Ehrhart. Titled “The Feminine View.” The woman in this illustration represents the progressive attitude towards playing cards, while the man represents the religious view and old fashioned mores. This woman is not afraid to speak her mind. She tells the man “I think you’re horrid!” because he does not agree with her. Measures 10.50” by 14.” Some foxing. The upper right corner has its tip missing. Good condition overall.
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