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[Caricature of head-and-shoulders of Woodrow Wilson, with long face and large ears] / Weal. – Antique Print

[Caricature of head-and-shoulders of Woodrow Wilson, with long face and large ears] / Weal., 1915 — historic print
[Caricature of head-and-shoulders of Woodrow Wilson, with long face and large ears] / Weal., 1915. Historic print 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 long, narrow face and oversized ears set this head-and-shoulders caricature of Woodrow Wilson apart from more conventional portraits of the president. Printed in color halftone in 1915, it dates from a year when Wilson was guiding the country through the early stages of the European war, with neutrality and military preparedness at the center of national debate. Caricaturists of the 1910s often used distortions like these to make a politician's character recognizable at a glance. The print is credited to an artist named Weal, and the illustrated press of the period would be the place to look for its original setting.

Created / published1915
Medium1 photomechanical print : halftone, color.
GenreCaricatures 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920.
SubjectsWilson, Woodrow,--1856-1924.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,128 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-117379

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