The large-ical candidate / Zim. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures The large-ical candidate / Zim. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The large-ical candidate / Zim.
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Zim's color lithograph for the September 1, 1906, cover of *Judge* casts William Howard Taft, then Secretary of War, as a presidential hopeful, with the title "The large-ical candidate" poking fun at his considerable bulk. Caricaturists frequently exaggerated Taft's size, and the joke suggests that his weight was already a talking point in political circles two years before the Republican Party nominated him in 1908. *Judge*, a New York humor weekly, was known for its vivid color covers, and this one shows how the magazine turned presidential ambitions into visual commentary for its readers.
| Created / published | 1906 Sept. 1. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Magazine covers 1900-1910.Cartoons (Commentary) 1900-1910.Lithographs Color 1900-1910.Portrait prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Judge, v. 51, 1906 Sept. 1, cover. Copyright by Judge Company Publishers, New York. |
| Subjects | Taft, William H. (William Howard),--1857-1930. Presidential elections--United States--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,802 × 4,677 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220001 |
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