Auction 83 PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, HOLY LAND MAPS, CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, FINE & GRAPHIC ART
Jun 20, 2019 (Your local time)
USA
 242 West 30th Street, 12th Floor, New York NY 10001
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LOT 22:

(AMERICAN-JUDAICA)
“The Modern Moses.” From Puck Magazine, Vol. 10, no. 247.
Double panel color ...

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(AMERICAN-JUDAICA)
“The Modern Moses.” From Puck Magazine, Vol. 10, no. 247.



Double panel color illustration by Frederick Opper & Joseph Keppler (O&K).
13.5 x 20.5 inches (34 x 52 cm).
(New York: November 30th 1881)
Puck was America’s first successful humor magazine, published from 1871 until 1918, featuring colorful caricatures and political satire focusing on the social and political issues of the day. This striking image can be explained as follows (JVL): “Moses is Uncle Sam, his trousers the red and white stripes of the American flag, beams of light radiating from his white top hat. He stands on a Rock of Salvation and with his wand marked “Liberty” he cleaves the waters of the Atlantic. On the far horizon looms death in a military helmet. A setting sun on the near shore emits its rays inscribed “Western Homes.” Through the parted waters marked “Oppression” and “Intolerance” marches a long line of Jewish immigrants.”
Puck was America’s first successful humor magazine, published from 1871 until 1918, featuring colorful caricatures and political satire focusing on the social and political issues of the day. This striking image can be explained as follows (JVL): “Moses is Uncle Sam, his trousers the red and white stripes of the American flag, beams of light radiating from his white top hat. He stands on a Rock of Salvation and with his wand marked “Liberty” he cleaves the waters of the Atlantic. On the far horizon looms death in a military helmet. A setting sun on the near shore emits its rays inscribed “Western Homes.” Through the parted waters marked “Oppression” and “Intolerance” marches a long line of Jewish immigrants.”

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