Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-28
NOTED CAETOONISTS.
A LIST OF ARTISTS WHO ARE SAID
TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION.


ers Of Humor"u, Drawings.
The men who in New York follow in the
paths Of the masters, aud contribute to the
weekly prtsS our social and political cartoons,
come tn us from different sections and various
countries. Frank Bsl.ew, who signs # B."
in a triangle, tall. slight man. was born in
India. Thpmast Mast. short and stumpy,
comes from the Rhine. Joseph Keypler halls
from Vienna Woof and Herford, Gillian
and St"rner are EugIiShmeu by birth. though
Americans by education Thomas Worth,
Charles J Taylor J. \ Mitchell. W H.
Hyde arc New Workers. James 4 Wales,
Frederick OPper, Edward ". Kemble, w.
\. Rogers are from the west Ciani is a
FlorrutIuc. Zimmerman, who signs "Zim,"
is uatI;" u5 Elmira. S W. Van Shaick,
who signs Van" with flourish is at home
i'll Albany
Frank BrIlew, Thomas Worth and Michael
Woolf are representatives, Of the Old school Of
caricature They take us back to the Vanity
Fair and Yankee Doodle days They treat
of life somewhat in the manner Of Cruik-
shank. Fathers of family, meek daughters,
brokers, street urchins look out at Us from
Bellows cartoons. Often slovenly in his
workmanship, and not in the spirit Of the
time BelIew is yet generally fecund, quick,
effective
Thomas Worth, who is now connected
with Texas Siftlngs, produces quite us much
to-day "a he did twenty years ago He is
very ready at seizng an idea, but he sketches
it rather than works it out Conventional
when treating political subjects, he is in his
element when be tackles TURTLES who chew
and smoke, negroes who hold skinny horses
and say inconSruOus things. musicians who
produce much noise and little harmony,
hotel clerks, low life swelIs, tramps. His
drawing is bold. He began his artistic
career when quite young on blotters and
hymn books and much against parental
wishes
When q young man, Michael Knoedler, in
troduced him to Edwin Forrest, The car
tOonist only drew q Caricature Of the ira
gedian, and Knoedler showed it 10 him as
the fellow madt7 roared Forrest. You
don't mean TO tell me have such legs, such
head! Look at the muscles in my arm, In
my neck" Forrest proved once again that
he hadn't the slightest sense of humor, and
though tie cartoon sold far and wide at the
time, he never could see the point, always
considered it an execrable likeness.
Michael Woolf delights in child life He
illustrates capitaily its amusing imitation Of
grown people, its witty sayings, its uncon-
scious knowledge OF human nature. Sub
tract the eXaggeratiOn-which is the carica-
! turist's right-and you have truth Children
are drawn toward this man who understands
them so well.
Fl the work Of Thomas Mast there Is no
trace OF Cruikshank. His style may not be
acceptable 70 the sticklers for the grammar
OF art but il is his own. and he has made it
popular with the crowd. He scored his great
hit, as is known, abOu! the period The Times
| began its crusade against the Tammany
ring. Every one remembers old Tweed, with
the big nose bulging eyes, big diamond, big
| 'raunch, as represented by Mast. Mast has
40 lightnesS of touch, no dettness of hand.
| His pencil does not trot, but plods His peo-
| pie ali move slowly, many cumsiv.
1t was about ten years ago when people
began to tire Of the black and white cartoons
that Joseph Keppler STEPPED in with Puck
| and gave them cOlcred cartoons. His draw
| ing, from the very first. was correct, easy,
| fearless, his manner large; his color brilliant.
| Looking over his work it may be said that
he is successful As political rather than as a
| social CartOonist. His gentlemen do not
stand we'll sit we'll, dress well. His women
.re often coarse. But his cartoons OF poll
ticians, of high or low degree, have indiyid-
Rality and expression, are excellent, reCOg-
nizable reproductions Of the originals.
Prompted by the success Of Kepp!ers week
| ly, James a Wales, tall and pOrtly, became
| the leading spirit Of Judge, rival in ths
same style. but OF opposite political faith. Is
| is evident that he appeals to the masses and
| does not care for the Judgment OF the critical
| Original in his ideas, bold in their execution,
he aims to be strong and often succeeds only
| in being vulgar. The types which be catches
! lest are generally taken from the slurns,
| Wnles works at short notice and rapidly.
II Wales was formerly on Judge and has
recently done some cartoons for Puck. so Gill
| lam. tall slender, with keen intelligent eyes,
| was originally on Puck and is now under
| the new management, the head Of the staff Of
Judge Gillian conceives his own subjects,
but he is not always happy in the way he eI-
eCutes them. His figures are often wooden;
his faces often have jaundice or an attack Of
the browns; his grouping is often huddled.
OF the artists who have gathered around
| Keppier, Wales and Gillian, Charles Tay-
| lor and F. Zimmerman are by far the most
/ noteworthy Both these men have a large
way Of treating a subject, are correct
| draughtsmen without seeming cramped by
rules, put movement into the beings Of their
! creation and have abundant invention Nor
must we forget tall, gaunt 4. B. Frost, who
| is an occasional contributor to Puck, and who
| in this ard other papers has made hundreds
and Thousands laugh at their own folly.
| When J. A Mitchell, who had received his
! education in Boston and in Paris, founded
| Life . few years ago he did so ostensibly to
! counteract the snobbishneSs Of certain circles
| in society, tn attack AnSlomsnia and a num-
| her Of other msniaS and TO protest against
| the glare OF his colored cartoon contempc-
raries But his models were decidedly foreign
| and the execution was amateurish. The
| drawings Of Mitchell, especially his young
women and cheruhs, are now full Of techni-
! cal skill, grace and spirit. W. II. Hyde, who
| does considerable work for HarPer's Bazaar,
| and who has exhibited water colOrs, is very
| clever in his representation Of tete a-tete
/ conversations No one can do q society
gathering, a little group nehind the scenes, a
| promenade better than W. s W. Van
Schaick He Is pupil Of GerOma and skill
/ fu with the brush aS well as the pencil Few
equal Albert T. Sterner i'll picturing fash
/ ionable party in a box at the theatre, knot
of well dressed club men in the lobby; women
who give n listless attention to the play,
whisper stroke their gloves; men who smile
the regulation society smile or stare with well
! truined indifference.
Some Of the comic head and tail pieces OF
/ Oliver Hsrford and his illustrations in the
text are often apt and effective. But the
figures If McNicar strike me as stiff and con-
vSnrionaI as those of tailOr's fashion plate,
and Atwood has not made much artistic
progress since he depicted in spirited style
the manners and customs Of Harvard. The
political cartoons of William A. Rogers ap-
peal To tine intelligence Of the reader, and are
GENERALLY well conceived and well worked
out Edward W kemble, member of the