political cartoon
date: label: date made
content: circa 1904
name: label: depicted
content: Bryan, William Jennings
label: associated institution
content: Democratic National Party
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 1904 in Washington, D.C. It depicts a medical doctor approaching the Democratic National Committee Headquarters and holding a doctor’s prescription note that reads "RX I have ordered him away for several weeks." William Jennings Bryan, walking away in the opposite direction, holds a briefcase bearing his initials W.J.B. and an imaginary location named “Restville.” A hand inside the Committee doorway holds a thick stack of dollar bills ready to hand over to the doctor. Berryman’s number “39231” is stamped in blue ink on the reverse. The drawing is signed "Berryman" in the lower right area of the illustration. Bryan had been very influential in the Democratic Party and was the Democratic nominee in two presidential campaigns, first in 1896 and then in 1900, but lost both times to William McKinley. By 1904 his influence in the Party had diminished and Alton Parker became the Democratic nominee.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia
topic: label: used
content: Humor
label: used
content: Satire
label: decorative motif
content: Medical
label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: related event
content: Presidential Campaign of 1904
label: related event
content: Presidential Campaign of 1896
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.322733.013
label: catalog number
content: 322733.013
label: accession number
content: 322733
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cartoon
label: Object Name
content: political cartoon
label: Object Type
content: cartoons
label: Object Type
content: editorial cartoons
label: Object Type
content: Drawing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ink stamp (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: hand-drawn (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 1/2 in x 15 in; 39.37 cm x 38.1 cm