Russian Revolution No SS (The Problem of Free Government)

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Russian Revolution No SS (The Problem of Free Government)
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Russian Revolution No SS (The Problem of Free Government)

Date1917
Illustration CitationInscription indicates that cartoon was made for The New York Call in Sepember 1917. Publication details not identified
MediumInk, charcoal, graphite, and gouache on wove paper
Dimensionssheet: 15 3/4 × 21 in. (40 × 53.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1990
Object number1990-3
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Label TextBoardman Robinson's cartoon refers to the Kornilov Affair, an alleged coup by General Lvar Kornilov, commander of the Russian Army, against the Provisional Government headed by Alexander Kerensky. The New York (City) Call was a Socialist newspaper published from 1908 though 1923.
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