Drawing

Title:

It's All Over Now

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1966.013.07

Creator:

Coffin, John E. (1860-1905)Artist

Date:

1895-1905

Description:

Drawing, cartoon of "It's All Over Now", attributed to John E. Coffin (1860-1905), 1895-1905. Pen and ink on paper. Man with one tooth (Gallinger) in center box with inscription, "DR. GALLINGER'S / WONDERFUL CURE! / IN THIRTY DAYS / HE RESTORES A / DUMB MAN'S / POWER OF / SPEECH!" Man at left carrying elephant on back; elephant is labeled "G.O.P"; with inscription, "PUTNEY WENT / TO THE POLES EARLY/ AND VOTED AS OFTEN / AS HE COULD." One man at upper center with polka-dot trousers running after ticket with arms and legs with inscription, "IMITATION OF A MAN RUNNING BEHIND / HIS TICKET." Man at right talking with one hand in air and eye closed, with inscription, "GALLINGER-- / 'I TOLD YOU IT / WOULD BE / 9,000.'" Lower right, man with large knife and axe cutting up ballot, with partial inscription, "TICKET C [ ] / IN WA [ ] / FOU [ ]". Pencil inscription lower center: "It's all over Now." Stamped with black ink 11 times on reverse: "REPRINTED" ; and "DEAD" stamped twice. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.8 W-17.2 inches

Provenance:

Accession includes printed and pen and ink political cartoons, given by Ernest Sherman, Headmaster at Proctor Academy.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ernest Sherman

People:

Gallinger, Jacob H. (1837-1918), Putney, Henry M. (1840-1909), Coffin, John E. (1860-1905)

Subjects:

Political cartoons, Republican Party, Elephants