Germ Proof
Date1909
Artist
Louis Glackens
(American illustrator and cartoonist, 1866–1933)
Illustration CitationPuck, December 8, 1909
MediumInk and blue crayon on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 16 3/8 × 12 in. (41.6 × 30.5 cm)
sheet: 17 1/16 × 12 3/8 in. (43.3 × 31.4 cm)
sheet: 17 1/16 × 12 3/8 in. (43.3 × 31.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-330
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextLouis Glackens cartoon shows a portly man labeled "Trust Official" inoculating himself against "Personal Immunity," with a concoction prepared by Congress, while winking at the viewer.