The Democratic Cyrano De Bergerac
date: label: date made
content: circa 1900
name: label: depicted
content: Bryan, William Jennings
label: associated institution
content: Democratic National Party
label: maker
content: Berryman, Clifford
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 by Clifford Berryman circa 1900 in Washington, D.C. The title "The Democratic Cyrano De Bergerac" is inscribed in pencil and is centered on the bottom. The drawing depicts William Jennings Bryan with De Bergerac’s characteristically (and disproportionately) large and elongated nose crouched near a man (unidentified) wearing a coat labeled "O.K. Bryan Candidate." The man looks up toward Miss Democracy, who regards him as she is leaning out a window. The drawing is signed "Berryman" in the lower right area of the illustration. As the legendary character Cyrano De Bergerac is known to possess many fine qualities yet never succeed in romance or win with women, so Berryman’s depiction of Bryan as De Bergerac was also a commentary that Bryan, despite his good qualities, was unlikely to win the heart of Miss Democracy – the vote of the people.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia
label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia
topic: label: decorative motif
content: Political Caricatures
label: used
content: Satire
label: used
content: Humor
label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
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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.322733.005
label: catalog number
content: 322733.005
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: pencil (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: hand-drawn (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 1/2 in x 15 1/2 in; 49.53 cm x 39.37 cm