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Ape and Two Men

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Description: Satirical ink-on-paper cartoon about corporate culture. An ape is sitting on a chair tilted back in front of a desk, and writing with a pencil in its foot ...
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Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of a man standing by machinery is cupping his ear and listening to the sound of the machine at work. A kitten is sitting inside the machin...
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"Have That Automation Expert See Me"

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Description: Satirical ink-on-paper cartoon about corporate culture. It pictures a man holding a wrench in his hand is running on a treadmill attached to a machine with...
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"An Invitation, Automation on Ice!"

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Description: Cartoon of warmly dressed men working on conveyor belt on a frozen lake. Fish on a stringer are being pulled up from a hole in the ice onto the conveyor be...
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"I Always Knew What Wuz Wrong . . ."

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Description: Drawing of a bearded man sitting on a tree stump. In front of him is a fishing pole held in place by a rock. At the end of the line is a bobber floating in...
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Business is Picking Up!

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Description: View of a factory and a smokestack. There is a cutaway through the wall, showing a man sitting in a chair in front of a No Smoking sign. The man is smoking...
Poster

It's a Dog's Life!

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Description: A group of men and women with their tongues hanging out of their mouths are running low to the ground on all fours, kicking up dust. There are dollar signs...
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Be One or Buy One!

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Description: Portrait of a drunk man with a large, red veiny nose and half-closed eyes. Text reads: "Be One or Buy One!" Signed "Sid Boyum."
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"Owen"

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Description: Portrait of a man, perhaps a bartender, wearing a suit and tie. In the background is a wall of bottles, various cocktail glasses, shakers and a lemon. Text...
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"Soglin Cocktail"

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Description: Political cartoon of Paul Soglin as a wine glass, anthropomorphized with his eyes, nose, and moustache. Text at top reads: "Soglin Cocktail." In the center...
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"Poor Pickins"

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Description: A small boy is pointing at an overweight man, representing Lee Sherman Dreyfus (June 20, 1926 – January 2, 2008) who was an American politician and member ...
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Portrait of Joann, Owner of the Ohio Tavern

Date: 1978
Description: Round portrait of Joann, owner of the Ohio Tavern. She is holding a beer can which reads: "OHO."
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Ol' Brick Inn

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Description: Cartoon of a group of policemen waving nightsticks are crowded into a Model T. On the right is a sign pointing to the "Ol' Brick Inn." One of the men has f...
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Profile of Nixon with Skier on His Nose

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Description: Profile of Richard Nixon with a ski jumper on his nose.
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Portrait of Woman on Pedestal

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Description: A women's photographic head shot has been pasted onto a line drawing depicting her as the capital of a pillar. The pillar is decorated with flowers and hea...
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"The Die Hards"

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Description: Two men, Sid and his good friend Gene Beckman, fishing from a boat in a cold, stormy weather. One man is rowing with ice-covered oars, and the other man is...
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Invitation to Ice Chippers Gathering

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Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers in black ink, white tempura and blue paint on orange card. It is a drawing of Gene Beckman in a black hooded winter coat, kneel...
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Coffee Breakers

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Description: In pencil on white card, a cartoon of a woman, probably a secretary, seen from the back, wearing a dress and high heels, with a typewriter for a head, a pe...
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Taxpayer

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Description: Cartoon drawing, black on white of a man wearing nothing but a barrel, which is labeled "Taxpayer." He is holding newspapers in each hand. The headlines re...
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Gisholt Advertising Art

Date: 06 29 1948
Description: Black ink on white card, of three images in cartoon-style. The top image is of a group of men admiring a Gisholt Lathe, the middle image is of a man runnin...

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