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Bernhard Gillam - Chester Arthur and Thomas Platt walking to Washington, DC

Chester Arthur and Thomas Platt walking to Washington, DC (1881)

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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Peace, and the good will of all men

Peace, and the good will of all men (1885)

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The true inwardness of the Tilden boom – the democratic tribes clamor for Sammy to strike his rocks

The true inwardness of the Tilden boom – the democratic tribes clamor for Sammy to strike his rocks (1884)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
Our good ship ‘National Credit’ in danger from a silver-spout

Our good ship ‘National Credit’ in danger from a silver-spout (1885)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
The new political pilgrim’s progress – passing the ogre

The new political pilgrim’s progress – passing the ogre (1882)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
The Presidential recruiting-office

The Presidential recruiting-office (1884)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
William Tell Cleveland will not bow to the hat

William Tell Cleveland will not bow to the hat (1883)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
‘Puck’ is not going to be left – he has a horse-show of his own

‘Puck’ is not going to be left – he has a horse-show of his own (1883)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
Shade of A.T.S.– ‘Oh, if I could only find my body!’

Shade of A.T.S.– ‘Oh, if I could only find my body!’ (1882)

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)
Bayard crouching atop tree stump ‘No Policy,’ terrorized by three angry dogs ‘Tariff Reformer,’ ‘Protectionist,’ ‘Free Trader’

Bayard crouching atop tree stump ‘No Policy,’ terrorized by three angry dogs ‘Tariff Reformer,’ ‘Protectionist,’ ‘Free Trader’ (1884)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
Another bombardment – the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Washington

Another bombardment – the newspaper fleet firing on the Bedouins in Washington (1882)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
The last relic of the wreck. Even his bar’l could not save him.

The last relic of the wreck. Even his bar’l could not save him. (1885)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
The new leader and the old chorus

The new leader and the old chorus (1885)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
American millions and foreign nobility – the market where our girls buy – and get sold

American millions and foreign nobility – the market where our girls buy – and get sold (1884)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
A new way of ‘waking’ the Democratic shaughraun

A new way of ‘waking’ the Democratic shaughraun (1883)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
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