Title

Democracy's disastrous egg-dance. By Joseph Ferdinand Keppler

Caption

Democracy's disastrous egg-dance. By Joseph Ferdinand Keppler (1838-1894). Illustration shows a woman labeled "Democracy" wearing a blindfold labeled "Stupidity" being pushed by Samuel J. Randall toward a chair labeled "Presidential Chair", with several eggs in the way on the ground, they are labeled "Honest Naval Appropriation, Civil Service Reform, Honest River - Harbor Appropriation, Economy, Anti-Silver Coinage, National Banking System, Tariff Reform, [and] Prompt Legislation", two of the eggs are broken; among a group of men laughing, in the background on the right, are John Logan, John Sherman, and William D. Kelley

Date

19th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A01_173

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,3Mb (5,5Mb) / 20,0in x 12,3in / 6000 x 3688 (300dpi)

Keywords

Democracy's disastrous egg-dance Joseph Ferdinand Keppler J Randall John Logan John Sherman William D Kelley art 19th century civil service reform Economy Coinage Banking Tariff Reform Legislation

Restrictions

Editorial use only.