Kelly Strikes his Great Historical Attitude
Date1882
Artist
Bernhard Gillam
(American cartoonist, 1856–1896)
Illustration CitationPuck, September 20, 1882
MediumInk on wove paper
Dimensionscomposition: 5 5/8 × 6 11/16 in. (14.3 × 17 cm)
sheet: 8 1/4 × 8 7/16 in. (21 × 21.4 cm)
sheet: 8 1/4 × 8 7/16 in. (21 × 21.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1979
Object number1979-102
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis cartoon depicts John Kelly, ironically nicknamed "Honest John," the comptroller of New York City and head of Tammany Hall political machine,1876-1884