Mr. Bryan's Hold
date: label: date made
content: 1896-1900
label: date made
content: ca 1900
name: label: associated person
content: Bryan, William Jennings
label: associated institution
content: Democratic National Party
label: associated institution
content: Republican National Party
label: maker
content: Berryman, Clifford
notes: label: Description
content: This object is an original pen and ink political cartoon hand drawn on heavy white paper circa 1896-1900 by Clifford Berryman in Washington, D.C. It depicts William Jennings Bryan with an arm looped around a fence post for support as he holds the reins on and attempts to pull back a donkey named “Democracy.” Behind Bryan, a plate on the fence nearest to him reads “Kansas City Platform” while a similar plate on the fence nearest to the donkey reads “Chicago Platform.” A small elephant and teddy bear, symbolizing Thodore Roosevelt, appear in the distance.The title "Mr. Bryan's Hold" is in pencil centered on the bottom, while an erased title also shows along the top. The maker's number 16708 is stamped in blue ink in the upper right area. The drawing is signed "Berryman" in the lower right area of the illustration.
label: Description
content: Chicago was the location of the Democratic National Convention in 1896, where Bryan won the nomination; Kansas City was the location in 1900, where Bryan sought and again won the Democratic nomination.
label: Description
content: Berryman used a variety of characters and symbols in his work. He used the teddy bear to represent support or understanding of Theodore Roosevelt.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia
label: associated place
content: United States: Missouri, Kansas City
label: associated place
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
topic: label: classified
content: Political Campaigns
label: depicted
content: Bears
label: depicted
content: Donkeys
label: depicted
content: Elephants
label: depicted
content: Animals
label: referenced
content: Political Conventions
label: related event
content: Presidential Campaign of 1900
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.322733.023
label: catalog number
content: 322733.023
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: Drawing
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: pencil (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: hand-drawn (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 1/4 in x 14 7/8 in; 41.275 cm x 37.78306 cm