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Homer Davenport - At last his fiendish dream has come true

At last his fiendish dream has come true

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
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The Artist died in 1912 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer. It is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before Jan 1, 1926
Homer Davenport

Homer Calvin Davenport was a political cartoonist and writer from the United States. He is known for drawings that satirized figures of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, most notably Ohio Senator Mark Hanna. Although Davenport had no formal art training, he became one of the highest paid political cartoonists in the world. Davenport also was one of the first major American breeders of Arabian horses and one of the founders of the Arabian Horse Club of America.

A native Oregonian, Davenport developed interests in both art and horses as a young boy. He tried a variety of jobs before gaining employment as a cartoonist, initially working at several newspapers on the West Coast, including The San Francisco Examiner, purchased by William Randolph Hearst. His talent for drawing and interest in Arabian horses dovetailed in 1893 at the Chicago Daily Herald when he studied and drew the Arabian horses exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition. When Hearst acquired the New York Morning Journal in 1895, money was no object in his attempt to establish the Journal as a leading New York newspaper, and Hearst moved Davenport east in 1885 to be part of what is regarded as one of the greatest newspaper staffs ever assembled. Working with columnist Alfred Henry Lewis, Davenport created many cartoons in opposition to the 1896 Republican presidential candidate, former Ohio governor William McKinley, and Hanna, his campaign manager. McKinley was elected and Hanna elevated to the Senate; Davenport continued to draw his sharp cartoons during the 1900 presidential race, though McKinley was again victorious.

In 1904, Davenport was hired away from Hearst by the New York Evening Mail, a Republican paper, and there drew a favorable cartoon of President Theodore Roosevelt that boosted Roosevelt's election campaign that year. The President in turn proved helpful to Davenport in 1906 when the cartoonist required diplomatic permission to travel abroad in his quest to purchase pure desert-bred Arabian horses. In partnership with millionaire Peter Bradley, Davenport traveled extensively amongst the Anazeh people of Syria and went through a brotherhood ceremony with the Bedouin leader who guided his travels. The 27 horses Davenport purchased and brought to the United States had a profound and lasting impact on Arabian horse breeding. Davenport's later years were marked by fewer influential cartoons and a troubled personal life; he dedicated much of his time to his animal breeding pursuits, traveled widely, and gave lectures. He was a lifelong lover of animals and of country living; he not only raised horses, but also exotic poultry and other animals. He died in 1912 of pneumonia, which he contracted after going to the docks of New York City to watch and chronicle the arrival of survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

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Well Done Good and Faithful Servant

Well Done Good and Faithful Servant

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
Spain blew up 266 of my boys for which he got enough to last him but here is Armour who poisened thousands what shall I do

Spain blew up 266 of my boys for which he got enough to last him but here is Armour who poisened thousands what shall I do

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
A Friend of the Prince

A Friend of the Prince

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
B-R-Y-A-N

B-R-Y-A-N

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
In Union there is strength. You can fool them all some of the time

In Union there is strength. You can fool them all some of the time

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
A can of ‘Fresh Canned Meats’ sits on top of human bones. Vultures circle the can, and one sits on it.

A can of ‘Fresh Canned Meats’ sits on top of human bones. Vultures circle the can, and one sits on it.

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
William Randolph Hearst walks next to an animal labeled ‘New Party’

William Randolph Hearst walks next to an animal labeled ‘New Party’

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
William Randolph Hearst draws a picture of a lizard with a man’s head

William Randolph Hearst draws a picture of a lizard with a man’s head

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
Murphy rests leaning against a large tiger, representing Tammany Hall

Murphy rests leaning against a large tiger, representing Tammany Hall

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
Well I Guess

Well I Guess

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
William Randolph Hearst about to fall off of a bucking Democrat donkey in front of the Democratic Club N.Y.

William Randolph Hearst about to fall off of a bucking Democrat donkey in front of the Democratic Club N.Y.

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
A frowning, disproportioned man in a suit

A frowning, disproportioned man in a suit

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
Here is where the American people have another chance

Here is where the American people have another chance (1892)

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
Good news, things look brighter

Good news, things look brighter

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
William Randolph Hearst in silhouette, with the shadow of another man in glasses behind him.

William Randolph Hearst in silhouette, with the shadow of another man in glasses behind him.

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
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