The modern Samson / Wm. Balfour-Ker. – Historic Reproduction
(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 historic print captures The modern Samson / Wm. Balfour-Ker. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The modern Samson / Wm. Balfour-Ker.
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Titled "The modern Samson," this photogravure takes its name from the biblical strongman who pulled down a temple on his enemies, a pointed image for a figure of great economic might. It was published in 1906 in John Ames Mitchell's *The Silent War*, a book issued by the Life Publishing Company, the New York humor weekly. William Balfour Ker's illustration belongs to a wave of early twentieth-century satire that turned its attention to business power, labor and the unequal bargaining between them. The picture's subjects, listed in the record as business people, the working class and exploitation, show how the artist framed those tensions for an audience of middle-class readers.
| Created / published | c1906. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : photogravure. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1900-1910.Photogravures 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Title from item. Copyright 1906 by J.A. Mitchell. Published in: The silent war / John Ames Mitchell ... illustrations by William Balfour Ker. New York : Life Publishing Company, 1906. |
| Subjects | Business people--United States--1900-1910. Working class--United States--1900-1910. Exploitation--United States--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,062 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128861 |
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