1912
date: label: date made
content: ca 1912
label: depicted date
content: 1912
name: label: associated person
content: Taft, William H.
label: associated person
content: Wilson, Woodrow
label: associated person
content: Clark, Champ
label: associated person
content: La Follette, Robert M.
label: associated person
content: Roosevelt, Theodore
label: maker
content: Berryman, Clifford
notes: label: Description
content: This object is an original pen and ink political cartoon hand drawn on white paper by Clifford Berryman circa 1912 in Washington, D.C. It depicts a Christmas tree with a "1912" banner up top and Uncle Sam dressed as Santa Claus distributing presents from the tree to the politicians surrounding him. He holds William Howard Taft’s gift in his hand to give to Taft who is standing close by with outstretched hands to receive the gift. Each gift on the tree is labeled with the recipient's name in the familiar form, e.g. Willie (for Taft), Woody (for Woodrow Wilson), Bobby (for Robert LaFollette, seen from behind), Champy (for Champ Clark), Teddy (for Theodore Roosevelt, who appears with the “teddy bear”), Billy (for William Jennings Bryan, seen from behind), Juddy (for Judson Harmon), and Josie (for Joseph Folk). The drawing is signed "Berryman" in the lower right area of the illustration.
label: Description
content: It is interesting to observe that Taft is shown closest to Santa Claus and is the only person depicted with outstretched hands. He and Roosevelt competed for the nomination of the Republican party in 1912. Taft was nominated but lost the presidential election to Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia
topic: label: decorative motif
content: Political Caricatures
label: depicted
content: Uncle Sam
label: used
content: Satire
label: used
content: Humor
label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: decorative motif
content: Christmas
label: related event
content: Presidential Campaign of 1912
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Miss Florence S Berryman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.322733.007
label: catalog number
content: 322733.007
label: accession number
content: 322733
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cartoon
label: Object Name
content: political cartoon
label: Object Type
content: Drawing
label: Object Type
content: cartoons
label: Object Type
content: editorial cartoons
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink stamp (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: hand drawn (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 in x 16 in; 50.8 cm x 40.64 cm