Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-09
CARICATURYSTS.
Ihe Men who Draw the Funny Pic.
lures Of Comic Papers.


had pleasant chat with him the other evening
about the men whose caricaturing has made
them famous throughout the country Mr..
Jump first stated that there was scarcely any
strikngpeculiarity to distinguish the profession,
like newspaper men,
" Are caricaturists engaged on the illustrated
Journals on a regular saIary?'
''SOme of the best known are engaged regu-
larry, but number refuse to make any binding
contracts. preferring to work on the outside
and sell their ideas and sketches but there are
objections to doing this. inasmuch as unprnci-
pied foremen can and often do steal an idea that
has been offered tor sale and refused. OF course
they Will not have a facsimile of the picture Of
Tered, but the ruling idea will prevail. and in
caricature, ideas are what makes them popular
TN this account the best known men work reg
uiarly for one firm and it is the best way as
tney have sure income and can profit by the
Ideas of the attaches fthe journal 1t is not to
ne supposed that men like Tom Mast originate
all their own pictures, for '.PrO Bono Publico'
ana Constant Reader write as much to Har-
pers and Lese's as they do to the great dailies
and often suggest an idea that touched up BY
an artists pencil. becomes a famous caricature
and then the editors and reporters often furnish
good subject.
OF course Mast gets all the credit. and has
thus become the acknowledged caricaturist of
this country. OF course / do not wish to
detract from his merit his work proves his
ability"
what is there about Mast that would in
terest the public"
"Oh. the public knows all about him; he has
lectured and has been here so long; he is saving
of his money, and is therefore very RICH for his
salary has been for years $50 a week. and he
has done outside work beside. He is the high
lot
on the winning side of politics for years. and
has really made the UeeL{ywhat it is. He has
the knack of caricaturin@ public men and pol
tiles, and is without an equal in that line
MATT MORGAN.
"What about Matt Morgan?'
Matt Morgan is an elegant artist with vast
fund Of ideas on all conceivable subjects He is
better general worker than Mast. but Tommie
had been here so long that he knew lust what
the people in this country would appreciate
while Morgan had to experiment with them: he
was first brought here by Frank Leslie from
England during the Greeley campaign to fight
Mast. and he made gallant struggle and has a
reputation cO-eXtensive with the country He
has abandoned ciricaturing for the time being
ana is settled in Cincinnati with a great show
prlntlng-hOuse. on salary of $500 week the
year round He apparently intends to stay
there, as he Is building $40 600 house on the
hills. He is very much devoted to his family.
and always has kept them in elegant style. He
Is very fond of his six children
KEPPLER.
"DOes Joe keppler rank next?"
WELL | do not know that | wish to state
the rank in which these artists stand. In the
popular estimation kepper would come next
He is very well known here. as he was a resi-
dent for long time. in fact published two or
three papers, and was married to ST. LOUIS
lady. 1t is popularity that he made no money
TO speak OF in this city. He left here under en-
gagement to Frank Leslie at il salary OF 500
week. and after awhile started Puck: his part
ner, SchwarZmann put up all the money. 1t
was printed in German-a good idea as it is the
only comic paper of ability in that lany,are 1t
was success from the start. and the demand
for it necesSitated an EaDiish edition If is
making money fast. and keppIer will soon be
rich He deserves it, as ne has worked hard and
las great ability
..Who else is there famous in this line:"
ON. there are great number; it would be
hard to talk about them all. The leading artists
on the great papers are of course the best known
but there are a number of men of ability. who
are liable at any time TO become as we'll known
as those about whom We have been talking II
is just as i'll any other prOfessiOn-some men
are always being talked about and others of
equal ability are not even mentioned. Some are
naturally retiring. and their work is distributed
In so many Journals that they have not attained
that prominence in the public mind that attaches
itself to the regular artists.
THE OLDEST CARICATURIsT.
For instance, Ballon, he is probably the oldest
in New York, he has also a son and daughter in
the profession. He has owned at different times
two or three comic papers. PunchineUo was
one, believe. He has never attached himself
to any one paper, but has worked for all. and
so with Harry Stevens. who is also an old timer
yxnDE
Tom Worth as The Judge. They have been
known for many years. Worth makes a spe-
ciaity Cor used to- of horses and sports Most
OF these caricatures of trotting horses and
Jockeys that hang around town owe their
origin to his pencil. Berjhaus now with
Puck, is very good on mammalia. Then
there is kendrick and Joe Becker. who
owned Cdic, which is discontinued believe. As
rule artists have specialties. For instance. I
used to make speciality of faces and was as
signed frequently to Washington to take Sena-
tors and other public men who had an objection
TO having their photographs taken In nv
meanderlngs this way have met most of these
artists of this country. BY the way. Hopkins is
funny writer as well as artist, he used to be
on Htd oats and the Gruptic. He is the
only one can recall who is good i'm both
branches. He has been mostly employed on the
outside, although he has often been a regular
employee"
What is the ordinary salary of a carcatur-
ist?"
'Oh, it varies: there are some who receive
$50 week and others SIS and 500. and so
on 1t depends altogether on the man him
SELF
How are these pictures drawn by the ar
tists!'
Mostly on Bristol board with pen and ink
they are then photographed down to the size
that they are to be printed in They are mostly
Autographed, although Harpers pictures are
wood cuts. Puck and the Graphic are printed
from stone. The original way was taken from
the Canadian Illustrated Ne,rs and was called a
leg@otype after the inventor. That was the
scraped glass process. but now time is the great
desideratum and fatty ink is used which is
printed on the stone which eats the stone and
leaves the picture i'm relief. This can be done
very quickly. 1t would be difficult to print the
Graphic otherwise"
Are you engaged in newspaper work nOw?"
mo, am employed now by great publishing
houses, on theatrical and display work. and on
caricatures for saloons and other places Of pub
lie resort By the way. this was first introduced
during the war. when Mast i'm New York made
number of drawings on paper for the benefit
OF the Union relief committee. These pictures
were sold at auction and brought enormous
prices on account ofthe cause but the purchase
els realiy mad no use for them, and they were