Samuel Ehrhart - He meant well

Samuel Ehrhart was an American cartoonist and illustrator born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Ehrhart received his education in the New York City school system. Subsequently, he studied art in Munich. His work appeared in Harper's Monthly (1878-79), Puck (1880, and 1888-1913), and Judge (1887). He died in Brooklyn, New York on October 26, 1937.

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A dismal outlook

A dismal outlook (1902)

Samuel Ehrhart (American, 1862-1937)
In a hole; – and no ‘issue’

In a hole; – and no ‘issue’ (1899)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
The ‘fake’ beggar

The ‘fake’ beggar (1900)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
The Kaiser’s goulash

The Kaiser’s goulash (1903)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
Puck’s plan to relieve the country of two embarrassments – give Grant the surplus, and let him spend it on a little court of his own

Puck’s plan to relieve the country of two embarrassments – give Grant the surplus, and let him spend it on a little court of his own (1884)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
Puck Christmas

Puck Christmas (1902)

Frank Arthur Nankivell (Australian, 1869–1959)
Some popular conceptions that the wheeling mania will change

Some popular conceptions that the wheeling mania will change (1897)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
A double hold-up

A double hold-up (1909)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
In dire distress

In dire distress (1895)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
The political Barbara Frietchie

The political Barbara Frietchie (1905)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
Coney Island and the crowned heads

Coney Island and the crowned heads (1882)

Friedrich Graetz (Austrian, 1842-1912)
Watching the birdmen

Watching the birdmen (1912)

Albert Levering (American, 1869 - 1929)
Fizz! Boom!! Ah!!!

Fizz! Boom!! Ah!!! (1895)

Louis Dalrymple (American, 1866 – 1905)
The ‘new journalism’ beats him

The ‘new journalism’ beats him (1897)

Samuel Ehrhart (American, 1862-1937)
The airship craze

The airship craze (1910)

Louis Glackens (American, 1866-1933)
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