RARE 1892 BRITISH CARTOON - CHOLERA - ANTISEMITISM /JEWS - IMMIGRATION

Description: SOURCE: This is an original cartoon from British Punch humor/satire magazine, drawn by John Tenniel, and published September 10, 1892; pulled from the magazine, original not a modern reproduction. Full size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches, including borders. Pictured image is slightly cropped. Condition -- superb: bright and clean, the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; the backside is blankTITLE: "BACK!" + Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports.Quotes from the online site, and commentary on this Tenniel cartoon: “Drawing Blood, Comics and Medicine” ---"The figure of the immigrant, like the poor population they belong to, were scapegoats for the origin and spread of cholera. This association between immigration and disease has long legs in the history of medicine and especially in that of cholera. “The correlation between cholera and the immigrant ‘other’ is one that continued to persist through the late 1800’s. [In this cartoon] we see John Tenniel’s ‘BACK!’ where the national personification of Britannia bars the gaunt, shrouded figure of Cholera from entering her country. Noticeably, the figure of the immigrant is no longer the Irishman of the ‘30’s, but the far more topical figure of the 1890’s the Jew. The racialize figure of the Jew populates the boat Cholera has boarded to travel to English. [Notice] the Jewish man directly behind Cholera bears exaggerated features by which we can identify him as ‘other’. His hooked nose, his long beard, and the fur hat he wears allows us to identify him as a caricature of the Russian Jews fleeing the pogroms of the 1880’s onward."---------------------------------------------------------------------Over 5,000 Punch cartoons listed for sale (store category "Punch cartoons") -- humor, satire and propaganda; combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. If buying more than one, please use 'Add to Basket' instead of 'Buy now' then hit "send total" so I can adjust the invoice for shipping. WHO IS THE ILLUSTRATOR?+ Sir John Tenniel 1820 –1914) was an English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, he was knighted for artistic achievements in 1893, the first such honour ever bestowed on an illustrator or cartoonist.+ Tenniel is remembered mainly as the principal political cartoonist for Punch magazine for over 50 years and for his illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871). Tenniel's detailed black-and-white drawings remain the definitive depiction of the Alice characters, with comic book illustrator and writer Bryan Talbot stating, "Carroll never describesthe Mad Hatter: our image of him is pure Tenniel."WHAT IS PUNCH?Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity -- and how the rest of the world saw the British nation. In its formative years Punch combined humors, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity. During its heyday in the late 1800s, it reflected the conservative views of the growing middle-classes and copies of it could be found in the libraries of diplomats, cabinet ministers and even royalty. In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire. In the world of illustration, it practically revolutionized it. Over the decades as it charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable source of cartoon art, satire, but as primary source material for historians.

Price: 29.95 USD

Location: Milton, Vermont

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