Beard, Frank (sold)
Frank Beard (February 6, 1842 - September 28, 1905) was an American artist, illustrator and draughtsman. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he began drawing at an early age and was submitting material for publication as young as 12. In the Civil War, Leslie's and Harper's commissioned the 18 -year-old Beard to accompany the Army of the Potomac as a correspondent. After the war he originated the 'chalk talk' - a popular lecture accompanied with rapid illustration - primarily in aid of his methodist wife's temperance lectures. He was for three years the chair for aesthetics and painting at Syracuse University; at the end of this tenure, he became one of the editors for The Judge magazine. Following the 1884 election of Grover Cleveland, he shifted from political humor to education, Sunday school work, and Chautaquas. Beginning in about 1885 he illustrated The Ram's Horn, a Chicago religious weekly; by 1890 he was entirely engaged with work for that magazine.
Epitome of the Gilded Age - Corruption, Monopoly, Xenophobia, Violence.
The Scourge of the West.
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This is an October 1885 Frank Beard satirical political cartoon that appeared in The Judge. It excoriates the Union Pacific Railroad for its perceived corruption, political influence, and exploitation of common folk on the Nebraska and Wyoming frontier through which the railroad ran. The cartoon was produced in the wake of the horrific anti-Chinese Rock Springs Massacre, one of the worst instances of mass violence of the era. (more details)
Irritating the British.
The American Colossus of Rhodes.
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This dramatic depiction of Uncle Sam as an 'American Colossus of Rhodes' was drawn by Frank Beard for the January 10, 1885 issue of The Judge, in boisterous support of the 'Nicaragua Canal Treaty' between the United States and the Central American nation towards the construction of a canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The prospective canal, seen as an essential link between the Atlantic and Pacific, was proposed as a natural extension of U.S. power in the context of the Monroe Doctrine, and was embraced by those - The Judge's editorial staff among them - eager to see the U.S. policies in the hemisphere unfettered by European concerns. (more details)