Comic Art collection, circa 1884-2016

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Series III: Art Young, 1890s-1930s

Series consists of original art and cartoons created by Art Young (1866-1943), a cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his Socialist viewpoint. He illustrated political cartoons for magazines such as The Metropolitan Magazine, The Masses, New Masses, Life, Liberator (1977-1924), Good Morning (1919-1921), New Yorker, The Nation, etc. The political cartoons cover topics such as the Broadway Theatre and Actors Equity, capitalism, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, political corruption, the economy, family planning, working class dignity, immigration, and more. Also included is a caricature drawing of Boris Bakhmeteff, Brander Matthews, and Arturo Giovannitt.



Box 1 Folder 15 Inferno illustration, uncaptioned, circa 1890s-1930s

Medium: Ink on paper. Type: Original art. Accession 2021-2022-M139


Box 1 Folder 16 Russian Ambassador, Boris Bakhmeteff

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 16 Brander Matthews

The Masses Magazine.Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 16 Arturo Giovannitti, 1920

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 17 Paris Resurgent "Free France"

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 17 Ermine and Wolf

On cartoon, left: Ermine--an expensive animal that is a great favorite with royalty. On cartoon, right: Wolf--an animal that would haunt royalty if royalty had to earn it's own living.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 17 [Convention Dead Lock]

Caption: It May Come to This.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 17 Convention Oratory

On cartoon: Words, The Glorious Palladium of Our Liberties, The Full Realization of Our Proud Destiny, And the Triumph of Law N' Order.Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 18 Ideals

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 18 Sacred Ballot

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 18 Liberty up to date

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 18 Trimming the Constitution [NY Constitution], circa 1915

The Masses Magazine. Drawing illustrates Barnes and Root fixing the tree with wisdom wax.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 18 Respect the Law, circa 1919-1922

Good Morning Magazine.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 18 Concessions in the Far East: Where the oil is, look out for war

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 18 American Capitol

On cartoon: Big American Capital taking a bag of food and clothing from Europe while kicking skinny U.S. Uncle Sam away.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 18 Employer and Employee "Don't Bother Me!"

One-fifth of the world doesn't know how the other four-fifths live (and cares little). Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 19 George M. Cohan to the Fidelitx League, 1919-10

Published in The Terror on Broadway, The Liberator, Vol.2, No.10, Page 34. Caption from Liberator: "I'll give a hundred thousand, dollars, and another hundred thousand and another and I;mother and another-that's the kind of a little guy, I am, and I hope you'll all stay with me!"-George M. Cohan to the Fidelitx League.

On the back: Pencil sketch of Belasco crawling into bed next to man ringing bell.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 19 David Belasco, 1919-10

Published in The Terror on Broadway, The Liberator, Vol.2, No.10, Page 34. Caption from Liberator: "If the Actors' Equity Association wins the strike, I shall' retire and never produce another play."-David Belasco. Happy Dreams!

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 1 Folder 19 Equity Strike, 1919-10

Published in The Terror on Broadway, The Liberator, Vol.2, No.10, Page 34. Caption from Liberator: "Hey, Bill, pretty good for amateursl"

On cartoon: people holding "Barrymores" and "Dressler" on strike flags, depicting 1919 Actors' Equity Association strike.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070



Box 2 Folder 14 That Six Million Donation, circa 1923

Life Magazine.

On cartoon: Whitney, Harkness, and Rockefeller Jr. tossing money at the NYPL lions.

Caption in pencil: That Six Million Donation. Staking the Lions on the 6 million.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 2 Folder 14 Purity of the Stage Pledge

New Masses Magazine. Inscribed on the back: Young 9 West 17th St NYC.

On Cartoon: I promise to abstain from further corrupting the minds.... signed F. Zeigfeld

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 2 Folder 14 Corruption

On cartoon: Franchises, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Metropolitan Street R. R. Franchises, Consolidated Gas Company Franchises, Subway Franchises.

Caption: "For the trail of the Serpent is over them all!" -Thomas Moore.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 2 Folder 14 [Prosperity is work, work is prosperity]

Caption: Anyway you want to put it--"This prosperity is work", "Sure--and work is prosperity"

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 2 Folder 14 American Scene

Caption: The small business man imploring the city banker to loan them money.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 2 Folder 14 The Price of Debasement

Life Magazine.

Caption: Attitude of a waiter who thinks he'll set a 50 cent tip (also, attitudes if he expects less).

Type: Original art. Accession 2017-2018-M002


Box 2 Folder 14 U.S.-U.S.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 2 Folder 14 Secret Caucus

On cartoon: Big business interests waving to socialistic, single tax, union labor, and progressive at the door.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 2 Folder 14 Labor-Capital, The Law of Expansion and Contraction

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070



Box 4 Folder 8 [The Big Bosses Privately Planning another fight, as it will be advertised, another take prize fight]

Type: Original art. Accession 2015-2016-M159


Box 4 Folder 8 Hearst and Brisbane

Type: Original art. Accession 2015-2016-M159


Box 4 Folder 8 Good Night! Cartoon Page, 1918-04

Published in The Liberator, Vol.1, No.2, Page 24.

Type: Cartoon Page. Accession 2017-2018-M002


Box 4 Folder 8 Good Night! Original Art, 1918-04

Published in The Liberator, Vol.1, No.2, Page 24.

Type: Original art. Accession 2015-2016-M159


Box 4 Folder 8 Judging the Human Conduct

Caption in pencil: One of many cartoons drawn to accompany Arthur Brisbane's Sunday Editorials.

NY Sunday American. Type: Original art. Accession 2015-2016-M159


Box 4 Folder 8 The Baby: I have a feeling I ought not stop here

Type: Original art. Accession 2017-2018-M002


Box 4 Folder 9 Ask the Bosses-They Know

Caption: Nominating a Republican President vs. Nominating a Democratic President.

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 4 Folder 9 Annual Militant Adventure: Crossing the [Rubican?]

Type: Original art. Accession 2018-2019-M070


Box 4 Folder 10 Der Groyser Kundes/The Big Stick, Vol.12, No.53, 1920-12-24, 8 Leaves

Der Groyser Kundes (Yiddish: דער גרױסער קונדס, The Big Stick or The Big Prankster)

Type: Newspaper. Accession 2017-2018-M002


Box 4 Folder 10 [Milking the Public]

Type: Original art. Accession 2015-2016-M159