The Fit Thrower. Whenever he spots an easy-looking couple, he flops and has one.

The Fit Thrower. Whenever he spots an easy-looking couple, he flops and has one.
The Fit Thrower. Whenever he spots an easy-looking couple, he flops and has one.

The Fit Thrower. Whenever he spots an easy-looking couple, he flops and has one.

Date1912
Artist (American illustrator, 1862–1937)
Illustration CitationCover for Puck, March 20, 1912
MediumCommercial relief process with hand-coloring on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 10 1/16 × 8 3/8 in. (25.6 × 21.3 cm)
sheet: 14 1/4 × 11 3/16 in. (36.2 × 28.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1979
Object number1979-92
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ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextSamuel D. Ehrhart illustrated for Harper's Monthly (1878–79) and for the humor magazines Puck and Judge. This cartoon mocks industries that expect government protections. Two personifications—Columbia and Uncle Sam—are about to succumb to an industrial tantrum.
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