Title:

[Neil L. Shumsky collection of satirical cartoons pertaining to Denis Kearney, anti-Chinese sentiment and other San Francisco topics of 1877-1880]

Harper's weekly

Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper

Puck

Wasp (San Francisco, Calif.)

Creator/Contributor:

Shumsky, Neil L., 1944-, creator, creator.

Creator/Contributor:

Choynski, I. N. (Isidor Nathan), 1834-1899, artist.

Satirical political cartoons, most published in periodicals, pertaining to Denis Kearney, the Workingmen's Party of California, and anti-Chinese sentiment in San Francisco. Illustrations are from various sources, including Harper's Weekly ("The ides of March", March 20, 1880; Social Science Solved, 'Eureka! Eureka!'..." April 10, 1880; and "Another man that trembles for our Republican form of government, Denis Kearney", April 24, 1880), Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper ("California - Attempted assassination of Rev. I.S. Kalloch, Workingmen's candidate for Mayor...", September 18, 1879; and "California - The anti-Chinese agitation of San Francisco: a meeting of the Workingmen's Party on the sand lots", March 20, 1880), Puck ("The Chinese invasion", undated) and The Wasp ("Science and religion reconciled at last", undated). Also includes a print by I.N. Choynski, "The tables turned: you sabe him? Kealney must go!" (believed to have been printed in 1877 or 1878). Some illustrations are accompanied by other pages from the same issues. Other topics of prints include California Constitution of 1879, and Charles de Young's shooting of I.S. Kalloch in San Francisco in 1879, and shows at the Metropolitan Temple.

Date:

1877 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca

Kearney, Denis -- 1847-1907 -- Caricatures and cartoons

Workingmen's Party of California -- Pictorial works

Chinese -- California -- San Francisco -- Caricatures and cartoons

Labor movement -- California -- San Francisco -- Pictorial works

San Francisco (Calif.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Pictorial works

Title devised by cataloger.

Collected by Neil L. Shumsky.

Neil L. Shumsky collection of satirical cartoons pertaining to Dennis Kearney, anti-Chinese sentiment and other San Francisco topics of 1877-1880, BANC PIC 2019.092, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Gift ; of Neil L. Shumsky ; 2019.

Type:

graphic

Prints.

Political cartoons.

Cartoons (commentary).

print

8 prints in 8 folders : lithograph ; various sizes

English

BANC PIC 2019.092--B

BANC PIC 2019.092

Origin:

California