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Frederick Burr Opper - Happy Hooligan makes a grand hit!

Happy Hooligan makes a grand hit! (1911)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
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The Artist died in 1937 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
Frederick Burr Opper

Frederick Burr Opper is regarded as one of the pioneers of American newspaper comic strips, best known for his comic strip Happy Hooligan. His comic characters were featured in magazine gag cartoons, covers, political cartoons and comic strips for six decades.

Born to Austrian-American immigrants Lewis and Aurelia Burr Oppers in Madison, Ohio, Frederick was the eldest of three children. At the age of 14, he dropped out of school to work as a printer's apprentice at the local Madison Gazette, and at 16, he moved to New York City where he worked in a store and continued to draw. He studied briefly at Cooper Union, followed by a short stint as pupil and assistant to illustrator Frank Beard.

Opper's first cartoon was published in Wild Oats in 1876, followed by cartoons and illustrations in Scribner’s Monthly and St. Nicholas Magazine. He worked as illustrator at Frank Leslie's Weekly from 1877 to 1880. Opper was then hired to draw for Puck by publishers Joseph Keppler and Adolph Schwarzmann. He stayed with Puck for 18 years, drawing everything from spot illustrations to chromolithograph covers.

Opper married Nellie Barnett on May 18, 1881. They had three children, Lawrence, Anna and Sophia.

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‘How Can We Help Being Thankful – Just look at This Partial List of Our Manifold Blessings!’

‘How Can We Help Being Thankful – Just look at This Partial List of Our Manifold Blessings!’

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Sowing dissension

Sowing dissension (1897)

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They can’t fight

They can’t fight (1896)

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Puck’s presidential possibilities. No. II, Old-man-ready-to-be-struck

Puck’s presidential possibilities. No. II, Old-man-ready-to-be-struck (1894)

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We’ve all got to retrench!

We’ve all got to retrench! (1893)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
Over-production

Over-production (1896)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
Reading the newspaper at the Eagle Inn

Reading the newspaper at the Eagle Inn (1896)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
A desperate attempt to solve the mormon question

A desperate attempt to solve the mormon question (1884)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
The resistless march of reform – the ‘hostiles’ must go!

The resistless march of reform – the ‘hostiles’ must go! (1885)

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Found at last!

Found at last! (1883)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
Puck’s coaching parade, 1883

Puck’s coaching parade, 1883 (1883)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
The grand opening march over the Brooklyn Bridge

The grand opening march over the Brooklyn Bridge (1883)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
Low, Son & Haydon’s pure toilet soaps

Low, Son & Haydon’s pure toilet soaps (1883)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
[Happy Hooligan]. Art is long, but Happy is unlucky!

[Happy Hooligan]. Art is long, but Happy is unlucky! (1914)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
Another ‘greatest effort of his life’

Another ‘greatest effort of his life’ (1886)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
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