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Original 1901 illustrated leaves from Harper\'s New Monthly Magazine featuring two humorous cartoons by noted American illustrator Peter Newell (1862–1924), one of the most influential comic artists of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras and a precursor to modern newspaper cartooning.
Illustrations Included:
\"A Stellar Fracture\"
A schoolmaster confronts a group of boys after a window has been broken. One mischievous youngster offers the clever explanation that the damage was caused by a \"shooting star.\"
\"The Bacillus\"
A humorous golf cartoon satirizing the explosive popularity of golf at the turn of the twentieth century, depicting the game as a contagious social obsession.
These cartoons appeared in Harper\'s during the golden age of American magazine illustration, when artists such as Peter Newell, Charles Dana Gibson, Howard Pyle, Frederic Remington, and others helped define American visual culture.
A delightful pair of period humor illustrations with strong appeal to collectors of early cartoons, golf memorabilia, juvenile humor, and illustrated Americana.
Condition: Good antique condition. Edge wear, chipping, small tears, and irregular margins from original disbinding. Age toning present. Please examine photographs carefully.
Peter Newell, golf cartoon, school humor, Harper\'s Magazine, comic art, Victorian cartoon, Edwardian humor, Americana illustration, antique print, humorous illustration
