political cartoon
political cartoon
Usage conditions apply
- Description
- The object is a political cartoon hand-drawn in ink on white paper by Clifford Berryman in Washington, D.C. It depicts a seated and beleagured bear named "Russia" leaning against a leafless, bare tree with a sign "Posted- Lenin" signifying ownership of the surrounding land with other leafless, bare trees. A bone is on the ground near the bear, who appears too tired to reach the bone, and the bear is saying "Everyone warned me against this Soviet wilderness." Berryman signed the drawing in the lower right area of the illustration.
- This work appears to be a commentary on the political transition from Russia to Soviet Russia which occurred in 1917 with Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin as the founding head.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Cartoon
- political cartoon
- Object Type
- political cartoons
- cartoons
- editorial cartoons
- Drawing
- date made
- circa 1917
- Associated Date
- circa 1917
- associated person
- Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich
- maker
- Berryman, Clifford
- place made
- United States: District of Columbia
- associated place
- Russia
- Physical Description
- ink (overall material)
- hand-drawn (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 5/16 in x 13 9/16 in; 36.35375 cm x 34.44875 cm
- ID Number
- PL.322733.042
- catalog number
- 322733.042
- accession number
- 322733
- subject
- Communism
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Nominate this object for photography.
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.
Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. We apologize for the interruption. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. If you require a personal response, please use our Contact page.
