1929 WALL STREET CRASH CARTOON - Rare British - POLITICAL SATIRE

Description: SOURCE: This is an original cartoon from British Punch humor/satire magazine, drawn by Bernard Partridge, and published, November 20, 1929 and pulled from the magazine, original not a modern reproduction. Full size: 8 x 10 1/2 inches, including borders. Pictured image is slightly cropped. Condition -- excellent: bright and clean, no handling wear, lays flat for easy framing; backside is blank. AN AUTUMN NIGHT'S NIGHTMARE.Scene 1. Pyramus of USA (on speculation bent)-"Thou wall, O wall, O sweet and lovely wall, show me thy chink!" Scene II. The Same (after failure of speculation)-"O wicked wall, through whom I see no bliss, cursed be thy stones for thus deceiving me"(A Midsummer Night's Dream, V.1)--Shows Uncle Sam angry with Wall StreetWHO IS THE ARTIST? Sir John Bernard Partridge (11 October 1861 – 9 August 1945) was an English illustrator. Born in London, for some years he was well known as an actor under the name of Bernard Gould. But he was most renowned for his association with Punch magazine. He joined the Punch staff in 1891 and became chief cartoonist in 1910, a position he held until his death in 1945. His cartoons usually featured one or two stately figures centre stage; as Price, Punch’s biographer, pointed out Partridge’s cartoons were ‘theatrical’ rather than ‘dramatic’. He was a master cartoon propagandist, amply shown in his many war-time cartoons published in Punch.WHAT IS PUNCH? Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity -- and how the rest of the world saw the British nation. In its formative years Punch combined humors, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity. During its heyday in the late 1800s, it reflected the conservative views of the growing middle-classes and copies of it could be found in the libraries of diplomats, cabinet ministers and even royalty. In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire. In the world of illustration, it practically revolutionized it. Over the decades as it charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable source of cartoon art, satire, but as primary source material for historians.

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