A new declaration of independence in the year 1885.

A new declaration of independence in the year 1885.

Item Information

Title:
A new declaration of independence in the year 1885.
Description:
Illustration shows President Cleveland standing at a table, his right hand on a long document labeled "Declaration of Independence July 4th 1885" that trails off the table, stating "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for a President to dissolve the political bands which the machinery of his party has imposed upon him, he must speak in unmistakable words..."; he is facing a group of men, one labeled "Tammany" and others labeled "Boss" and "Rural Boss", they are standing near a passageway labeled "Exit". Behind Cleveland are members of his cabinet, William C. Whitney, Daniel Manning, Augustus H. Garland, William F. Vilas, L.Q.C. Lamar, and Thomas F. Bayard who is holding a paper that states "The Cabinet 'Solid' on Reform". On the wall in the background is a painting showing the presentation of the "Declaration of Independence July 4th 1776".
Artist:
Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896
Name on Item:
Gillam
Date:
1885
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Lithographs
Periodical illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Presidents
Cabinet officers
Civil service reform
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898
Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893
Whitney, William C. (William Collins), 1841-1904
Manning, Daniel, 1831-1887
Garland, A. H. (Augustus Hill), 1832-1899
Vilas, William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908
Extent:
1 print : lithograph, color ; 13 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.
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Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Summary from: Library of Congress Print & Photographs Collection.
Item from Puck Magazine.
Accession #:
11_03_000163