Object Details
maker
Berryman, Clifford
Description
This object is an original pen and ink political cartoon hand drawn on white paper by Clifford Berryman circa 1904 in Washington, D.C. It depicts George B. Cortelyou (Chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1904, formerly appointed Secretary of Commerce and Labor in 1903) and Thomas Taggart (Chairman of the Democratic National Committee) running in a field, with a bee named Labor Vote, and a rhyming message "How does the little Labor Bee Employ each shining Minute? Dodging the Campaign Managers Because there's Nothing in it!" The drawing is signed “Berryman” in the lower right area of the illustration.
The bee was a device used by Berryman to indicate “buzz” surrounding politics of the moment and would sometimes show the bee buzzing in a candidate’s ear.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Miss Florence S Berryman
date made
ca 1904
ID Number
PL.322733.011
catalog number
322733.011
accession number
322733
Object Name
Cartoon
political cartoon
Object Type
Drawing
cartoons
editorial cartoons
Physical Description
hand drawn (overall production method/technique)
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
pencil (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 15 3/8 in x 15 in; 39.05479 cm x 38.1 cm
place made
United States: District of Columbia
See more items in
Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Data Source
National Museum of American History
used
Humor
general subject association
Political Campaigns
referenced
Labor Day
general subject association
labor issues
related event
Presidential Campaign of 1904
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_496191