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Homer Davenport - William Howard Taft stands to speak at an event, looking at a cheering crowd.

William Howard Taft stands to speak at an event, looking at a cheering crowd.

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
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The Artist died in 1912 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
Homer Davenport

Homer Calvin Davenport was a political cartoonist and writer from the United States. He is known for drawings that satirized figures of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, most notably Ohio Senator Mark Hanna. Although Davenport had no formal art training, he became one of the highest paid political cartoonists in the world. Davenport also was one of the first major American breeders of Arabian horses and one of the founders of the Arabian Horse Club of America.

A native Oregonian, Davenport developed interests in both art and horses as a young boy. He tried a variety of jobs before gaining employment as a cartoonist, initially working at several newspapers on the West Coast, including The San Francisco Examiner, purchased by William Randolph Hearst. His talent for drawing and interest in Arabian horses dovetailed in 1893 at the Chicago Daily Herald when he studied and drew the Arabian horses exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition. When Hearst acquired the New York Morning Journal in 1895, money was no object in his attempt to establish the Journal as a leading New York newspaper, and Hearst moved Davenport east in 1885 to be part of what is regarded as one of the greatest newspaper staffs ever assembled. Working with columnist Alfred Henry Lewis, Davenport created many cartoons in opposition to the 1896 Republican presidential candidate, former Ohio governor William McKinley, and Hanna, his campaign manager. McKinley was elected and Hanna elevated to the Senate; Davenport continued to draw his sharp cartoons during the 1900 presidential race, though McKinley was again victorious.

In 1904, Davenport was hired away from Hearst by the New York Evening Mail, a Republican paper, and there drew a favorable cartoon of President Theodore Roosevelt that boosted Roosevelt's election campaign that year. The President in turn proved helpful to Davenport in 1906 when the cartoonist required diplomatic permission to travel abroad in his quest to purchase pure desert-bred Arabian horses. In partnership with millionaire Peter Bradley, Davenport traveled extensively amongst the Anazeh people of Syria and went through a brotherhood ceremony with the Bedouin leader who guided his travels. The 27 horses Davenport purchased and brought to the United States had a profound and lasting impact on Arabian horse breeding. Davenport's later years were marked by fewer influential cartoons and a troubled personal life; he dedicated much of his time to his animal breeding pursuits, traveled widely, and gave lectures. He was a lifelong lover of animals and of country living; he not only raised horses, but also exotic poultry and other animals. He died in 1912 of pneumonia, which he contracted after going to the docks of New York City to watch and chronicle the arrival of survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

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A combination that didn’t hit strong up state

A combination that didn’t hit strong up state

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
At last his fiendish dream has come true

At last his fiendish dream has come true

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
U.S. Not Good Enough for Me

U.S. Not Good Enough for Me

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
The Journal thinks his design will in general work in trust circles before the year is out

The Journal thinks his design will in general work in trust circles before the year is out

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
Presidential Pie

Presidential Pie

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
A worn woman with an empty shopping basket pulls a young girl passed a shop with fresh foul for sale.

A worn woman with an empty shopping basket pulls a young girl passed a shop with fresh foul for sale.

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
Face of a smiling man.

Face of a smiling man.

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
Uncle Sam is tied hand and foot by two miniature men

Uncle Sam is tied hand and foot by two miniature men

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
A man in a suit stands in the center with American flags behind him

A man in a suit stands in the center with American flags behind him

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
Uncle Sam in a bathing suit walks along a beach

Uncle Sam in a bathing suit walks along a beach

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
What Seems a Hopeless Position

What Seems a Hopeless Position

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
Nursed by Death

Nursed by Death

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
The Gas Trust

The Gas Trust

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
What Next

What Next

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
William Randolph Hearst draws a picture of a lizard with a man’s head

William Randolph Hearst draws a picture of a lizard with a man’s head

Homer Davenport (American, 1867 – 1912)
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