Chairman Raskob
Chairman Raskob
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- Description
- The object is a political cartoon hand-drawn on white paper by Clifford Berryman in Washington, D.C. circa 1928. The drawing depicts John J. Raskob, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, writing a document that reads "I don't care who your convention delegates are if I can write the platform." Berryman signed the drawing in the lower right area of the illustration.
- Raskob was an American financier and industrialist who was Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1928-1932.
- The inscriptions "Saturday Cartoon" and number 440 within an oval represent Berryman information that we are currently seeking to understand.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Cartoon
- political cartoon
- Object Type
- cartoons
- Drawing
- editorial cartoons
- date made
- circa 1928
- maker
- Berryman, Clifford
- place made
- United States: District of Columbia
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- pencil (overall material)
- hand-drawn (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 1/2 in x 14 1/4 in; 34.29 cm x 36.195 cm
- ID Number
- PL.322733.030
- catalog number
- 322733.030
- accession number
- 322733
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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