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Bernhard Gillam - Caricature of Thomas Platt as a chained monkey, next to sign that reads ‘For admittance (to Supreme Court judgeship), you must give a stalwart ring’

Caricature of Thomas Platt as a chained monkey, next to sign that reads ‘For admittance (to Supreme Court judgeship), you must give a stalwart ring’ (1885)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
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The Artist died in 1896 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
Bernhard Gillam

Bernhard Gillam was an English-born American political cartoonist.

Gillam was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire. He arrived in New York with his parents in 1866. He worked as a copyist in a lawyer's office, but switched to the study of engraving, and later, after some of his cartoons had appeared in the New York Graphic, turned to cartooning. His work appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Harper's Weekly, where he worked with Thomas Nast during James A. Garfield's campaign of 1880, and Puck magazine where he came under the influence of Joseph Keppler. Gillam also produced work for Judge, a magazine of which he became director-in-chief in 1886.

Gillam's cartoons on James G. Blaine during the 1884 US presidential campaign played a large part in Grover Cleveland's election to office. "Phryne before the Chicago Tribunal", also known as "The Tattooed Man", which appeared in the Puck issue of June 4, 1884, showed Blaine's body covered in tattoos detailing corruption charges from his political past. Blaine threatened legal action, but backed down on the advice of his political friends. According to Blaine biographer David Saville Muzzey, "it is doubtful if any cartoon in our history ever had the vogue and influence of Gillam's Tattooed Man." Oddly, Gillam was a Republican who voted for Blaine in 1884.

During the presidential campaigns of 1888 and 1892, Gillam's cartoons depicted the dangers of the free-trade policy of the Democrats and the benefits of Republican protectionism.

Bernhard Gillam died in Canajoharie, New York, of typhoid fever in 1896.

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Compulsory baptism

Compulsory baptism (1885)

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Let the political army have new drums also!

Let the political army have new drums also! (1883)

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A surprise to themselves

A surprise to themselves (1885)

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Blundering in a perilous position

Blundering in a perilous position (1884)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
The olympus of corruption – ‘Apollo strikes the lyre and charms the gods’

The olympus of corruption – ‘Apollo strikes the lyre and charms the gods’ (1884)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
The rehabilitation of the Democratic party

The rehabilitation of the Democratic party (1885)

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The political Sam’ls of Posen

The political Sam’ls of Posen (1883)

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Columbus Cleveland and his mutinous crew – ‘This ship shall not turn back!’

Columbus Cleveland and his mutinous crew – ‘This ship shall not turn back!’ (1885)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
A new declaration of independence in the year 1885

A new declaration of independence in the year 1885 (1885)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
Gambling with death

Gambling with death (1883)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
Why they dislike him — he will not prove himself a cat’s-paw in the enterprise

Why they dislike him — he will not prove himself a cat’s-paw in the enterprise (1884)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
The frame of mind of the Irish and the Southern contingent when Cleveland was the leading Democratic candidate for presidency, 1883.

The frame of mind of the Irish and the Southern contingent when Cleveland was the leading Democratic candidate for presidency, 1883. (1883)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
Out of the frying-pan into the fire

Out of the frying-pan into the fire (1884)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
At last, me too. One good result of the Senatorial struggle.

At last, me too. One good result of the Senatorial struggle. (1885)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
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