Mutual Admiration political cartoon, 1903
Permanent ID:
11958Language:
EnglishDate:
January 29 1903Image Description:
Depicted as a parrot, Samuel Pennypacker is perched on a large boot. Representative Frederick Taylor Pusey, who tried to pass an anti-cartoon law in Pennsylvania, is depicted as a large cat. He is wearing a large bow and name tag. A scroll with the words "anti-cartoon bill" written on it lays next to the boot. Below the image there is a brief satirical article about the cartoon censorship.During the gubernatorial election of 1902, Charles Nelan drew a series of unflattering cartoons about candidate Samuel Pennypacker, illustrating him as party boss Matthew Quay's trained parrot. When Pennypacker won the election, he and Pusey tried to pass an anti-cartoon law which would prohibit cartoonists from depicting politicians in any non-human form. Pusey's bill did not pass, but in May 1903 Pennypacker signed a similar bill into legislation. Cartoonists across the nation criticized the law. Because of public outrage, the law was never enforced and was later repealed in 1907.
Format:
Political cartoons; ClippingDimensions:
Width: 26.5 cm, Height: 35 cmPublisher:
Collection:
Hampton L. Carson papersRelated People or Organizations:
Nelan, Charles, 1858-1904 (artist)Biunno, Diane (Transcribed by)
Biunno, Diane (Encoded by)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (repository)
Samuel W. Pennypacker, 1843-1916 (depicted)
Frederick Taylor Pusey, 1872-1936 (depicted)
Wanamaker, Thomas B., 1865-1908 (publisher)