Apollo Amusing the Gods
- Title:
- Apollo Amusing the Gods
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Cartoonist:
- Nast, Thomas (September 27, 1840 - December 7, 1902)
- Political Figure:
- Greeley, Horace, American (1811-1872), Minerva
Sumner, Charles, American (1811-1874), Jupiter
Seymour, Horatio, American (1810-1886), Cherub
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875), American (1808-1875), Cherub
Reid, Whitelaw, American (1837-1912), Apollo
Tweed, William Marcy, American (1823-1878), Pluto
Chase, Salmon P., American (1808-1873), Diana
Schurz, Carl, American (1829-1906), Mars
Tilton, Theodore, American (1835-1907), Cupid
Brown, B. Gratz, American (1826-1885), Bacchus
- Date:
- 1872
- Election Date:
- 1872
- ID Number:
- 2214.PR0148
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PR0148.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- German
American - Work Type:
- Prints
Sheets (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Wood engraving (process)
Newsprint - Subject:
- Illustrations
Sheets (Information artifacts)
Political cartoons
Portraits
Reid, Whitelaw
Greeley, Horace
Tilton, Theodore
Tweed, William Marcy
Chase, Salmon P.
Sumner, Charles
Brown, B. Gratz
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
Seymour, Horatio
Politicians
Journalists
Gods
Goddesses
Mythology
Lyres
Globes
Animals
Lambs
Lions
Donkeys
Symbols
Politics
Portraits
Caricatures
Schurz, Carl - Measurement:
- 57.15 x 40.005 (Sheet) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Center spread from the November 16, 1872 Harper's Weekly. Cartoon shows New York Tribune editor Whitelaw Reid (as Apollo) playing a lyre for Democratic political figures (as other gods and goddesses).
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.