Drawing
- Title:
- Republican School Of Humbug
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 1966.013.31
- Creator:
- Penn
- Date:
- 1912
- Description:
- Drawing, cartoon of "Republican School of Humbug", by Penn, 1912. Pen and ink on paper. Fat man labeled "HIGH / PROTECTION/ TRUST" on school teacher's platform lecturing. Large sign on wall with two lunch pails; under the first lunch pail, "THE 'FULL DINNER PAIL' / AS THE REPUBLICANS / POINT TO IT"'; the other pail is empty and is labeled, "FALSE BOTTOM / HIGH COST OF / LIVING"; below the pail reads: "THE 'PAIL' AS THE / X-RAY SHOWS IT / BY PROF. SQUEEZEM, H.A.R.D." At desks "Barton" & "Estabrook" applaud, "Worcester" sleeps, and "Lyford" has hand to head. Signed lower right: "Penn". Pencil inscription on reverse: " 5/34 wide". Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-13.9 W-11.15 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), Estabrook, Fred W. (1852-1939), Lyford, James O. (1853-1924), Worcester, Franklin (1845-1916)
- Subjects:
- Political cartoons, Classrooms
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