Drawing

Title:

Only "Souphouse" They Worry About

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1966.013.25

Creator:

Penn

Date:

1912

Description:

Drawing, cartoon of "Only 'Souphouse' They Worry About", by Penn, 1912. Pen and ink on paper. The "OFFICE PAP / KETTLE" boils on stove, as "Worcester" sleeps in wood box. Men gathered around table and drink from bowls filled with "Pap": "Jake", "Currier", "Pillsbury", "Burnham", "Quinby", "Cy" and "Barton". Cy and Currier's bowl labeled "CONGRESS"; Burnham's and Jake's bowl labeled "SENATOR". "Estabrook" is wearing a chef's hat and apron with large ladle; "Lyford" looks on (hand to head). Signed right center edge: "Penn". Pencil inscription upper right: "Cols"; and on reverse: "64,623 / 6 1/8 wide / [un] mounted". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11.25 W-14.25 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:

Barton, Jesse M. (1870-1943), Burnham, Henry E. (1844-1917), Currier, Frank D. (1853-1921), Estabrook, Fred W. (1852-1939), Gallinger, Jacob H. (1837-1918), Lyford, James O. (1853-1924), Pillsbury, Hobart (1888-1932), Worcester, Franklin (1845-1916)

Subjects:

Political cartoons