A LITTLE OF THIS BAGHDAD STYLE, Roosevelt Has Been Doing the Arabian Nights Act - Here’s a Chance for Strong
Item
Title
A LITTLE OF THIS BAGHDAD STYLE, Roosevelt Has Been Doing the Arabian Nights Act - Here’s a Chance for Strong
Description
A political cartoon portraying William Lafayette Strong preparing to attack an ex-boss. The political cartoon portrays Strong as a brute who will mercilessly chop off the head of the ex-boss while the ex-boss is cowering on his knees in fear. The illustration takes an orientalist (particularly, Arabian) theme as Strong and the ex-boss are represented in Arab clothing, the architecture of the building they are in takes from Arabic designs, and the sword that Strong holds resembles that in which characters from the Arabian Nights story would carry. While the political cartoon can be described as representing Arabic culture in a degrading manner, the political symbolism within the illustration represents Strong as greedy (the reason why could be due to his association with the Republican party).
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1895-05-03/ed-1/seq-3/
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Publisher
New York Evening World
Date
1895-05-03
Coverage
New York City
