Samuel Ehrhart - Our uncrowned kings

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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Cause for worry

Cause for worry (1895)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
Futility

Futility (1899)

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

In dire distress (1895)

Frederick Burr Opper (American, 1857-1937)
They can’t be hitched to the same carriage

They can’t be hitched to the same carriage (1898)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
Terrible Teddy waits for the unknown

Terrible Teddy waits for the unknown (1904)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
‘The Mikado’ – second and last act

‘The Mikado’ – second and last act (1908)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
Rescued, Nothing doing in the mercy line from the Bluebeard of bankruptcy

Rescued, Nothing doing in the mercy line from the Bluebeard of bankruptcy (1913)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
We won’t do a thing to it!

We won’t do a thing to it! (1897)

Louis Dalrymple (American, 1866 – 1905)
Uncle Sam gets a reassuring view of what the new tariff will do to him

Uncle Sam gets a reassuring view of what the new tariff will do to him (1913)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
Start the recall of judges with this one

Start the recall of judges with this one (1912)

Will Crawford (American, 1869–1944)
I guess I can keep right ahead

I guess I can keep right ahead (1903)

John Samuel Pughe (American, 1870-1909)
No more of those hideous monuments!

No more of those hideous monuments! (1885)

Bernhard Gillam (American, 1856 – 1896)
The old enemy of the canal at his old tricks

The old enemy of the canal at his old tricks (1901)

Louis Dalrymple (American, 1866 – 1905)
Mutual sympathy

Mutual sympathy (1895)

Frank Marion Hutchins (American, ca. 1867-1896)
Polly’s chance to get some nice crackers

Polly’s chance to get some nice crackers (1909)

Udo Keppler (American, 1872 – 1956)
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