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The Chinese invasion / J. Keppler. – Antique Print

The Chinese invasion / J. Keppler., [published 1880]. — antique lithograph
The Chinese invasion / J. Keppler., [published 1880].. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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A window into the past: The Chinese invasion / J. Keppler., preserved in this antique lithograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Published as a two-page spread in *Puck*, the satirical weekly drawn by Vienna-born cartoonist Joseph Keppler, this chromolithograph takes on Chinese immigration to the United States in 1880. *Puck* was among the first American humor magazines to print full-color cartoons, and its large foldout designs gave artists room for crowded, pointed scenes. The subject was a heated political issue, especially on the West Coast, where anti-Chinese agitation was building toward the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The print shows how a popular illustrated weekly helped shape public attitudes on immigration.

Created / published[published 1880].
Medium1 print : chromolithograph.
GenrePeriodical illustrations 1880.Chromolithographs 1880.
NotesIllus. in: Puck, vol. 7, no. 158, pp. 24-25.
SubjectsImmigrants--Chinese--United States--1880.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,274 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-179966

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