The new man on the job,Idle Rich,Income Tax,The Working Class,1913,Cartoon
Title: The new man on the job
Creator(s): Clubb, John Scott, 1875-1934, artist
Date Created/Published: 1913.
Summary: A man representing the 'Idle Rich,' wearing an 'Income Tax' yoke and chain around his neck, joins a man of 'The Working Class' in walking a treadmill labeled 'Governmental Expenses.' The worker appears relieved to have the additional aid.
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Signed, lower right: Clubb 13 / [club logogram].
Title inscribed in pencil below image.
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.900)
A new income tax law became effective on November 1, 1913. This cartoon illustrates that the new legislation distributed the tax burden more evenly on all classes.
Exhibited: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 'The Great Game of Politics,' 1972.
Subjects:
Employees--1910-1920.
Income taxes--1910-1920.
Social classes--1910-1920.
Wealth--1910-1920.
Drawings--American--1910-1920.
Editorial cartoons--American--1910-1920.
Periodical illustrations--American--1910-1920.
Bookmark /2009616441/
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