Photo of Puck,He Missed the Chair,1883,Gillam,Thurman,Lamar,Cox,Court Jester

Title: He missed the chair, but he has the floor / Gillam.
Creator(s): Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1883 December 5.
Summary: Print shows Samuel S. Cox, as a court jester, booted off a podium by a man sitting in the 'Speaker's Chair' in a congressional chamber, and about to land on the floor; he is holding a stick with balloons attached labeled 'Jokes, Witticisms, [and] Sarcasm', and a book 'by S.S. Cox' titled 'Why We Laugh' (possibly the new and enlarged 1880 edition of his book first published in 1876) drops to the floor next to him. In the upper right, looking on approvingly, are members of Congress, Allen G. Thurman and Lucius Q.C. Lamar among them.
Notes:
Title from item.
Illus. from Puck, v. 14, no. 352, (1883 December 5), cover.
Copyright 1883 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Cox, Samuel Sullivan,--1824-1889.
Thurman, Allen Granbery,--1813-1895.
Lamar, L. Q. C.--(Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus),--1825-1893.
United States.--Congress.
Fools & jesters--1880-1890.
Legislators--1880-1890.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890.
Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890.
Magazine covers--1880-1890.
Periodical illustrations--1880-1890.
Bookmark /2012645612/
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