This object is an original pen and ink political cartoon hand drawn on heavy white paper by Clifford Berryman in Washington, D.C. The drawing depicts Henry Cabot Lodge (in his career as Republican politician from Massachusetts) standing on the New England coast, and a loosely drawn unidentified male figure taking form as the Gulf Stream. A section between the New England Coast and the Gulf Stream that curves away from the Gulf Stream is named "Late Course." Lodge carries a brief case that shows "Europe" crossed out and "Home" in its place. A penciled inscription in the upper right corner reads "The course of the Gulf Stream has moved eastwardly." The drawing is signed "Berryman" in the lower right area of the illustration.
Lodge was among the social and political elite of New England. He was a writer and an American historian before embarking on his political career. He served in the Senate from 1893-1924, and was in the House of Representatives before then. His political views centered around notions of "nativism" or "isolationism," which could explain the depiction of him on his New England home turf with Europe crossed out.
This object is an original pen and ink political cartoon hand drawn on white paper by Clifford Berryman circa 1912 in Washington, D.C. It depicts the face in the clouds of William Howard Taft smiling down upon Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield and Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot, who are wading into waves labeled "Renomination Surf." Each is wearing a floatation pillow labelled "Taft 1912." There are two Berryman numbers, 12343 and 12344, stamped in blue ink in the lower right corner. The drawing is signed "Berryman" in the lower right area of the illustration.
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.
The 41-inch center panel of this quilt is appliqued with floral block-printed furnishing fabrics. Along each side of the center panel is a pyramid of alternating 7-inch print and white triangles, with the corners filled with print and white triangles set in diagonal rows. This complex design creates a kaleidoscope effect. It is framed by a 4 ½-inch floral print border. The quilt has a cotton lining, thin cotton fiber filling, and is quilted at 8 stitches/inch. The fabrics represent a wide variety of block and roller-printed designs from the period.