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Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection

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: 163rd Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party!; Congress has tossed 'D.C.' off the ship U.S. and into the ocean, instead of tea boxes labeled 'taxation without representation.' 'D.C.' complains, 'Hey! It was the tea, not me, to go overboard!', Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 27

: 165th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party!; On the Good Ship Democracy, 'D.C.' urges President Roosevelt to heave overboard a box labeled 'taxation without representation' is poison to democracy.', Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 13

: The 400,000 city outgrows last year's suit; Uncle Sam reads about the commissioners' District budget estimate, as 'D.C.' stands before him in a shrunken suit holding notices about District financial needs., Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 21

: 528,000 population by July 1; A proud 'D.C.' looks in the mirror, noting a sign on the floor stating the District is 'now estimated to be number thirteen in the select fourteen class,' and says, 'Number 13, eh? I should worry!', Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 77

: Albert smoking; Sketch on andquot;The Evening Star - The Sunday Starandquot; letterhead depicting a man named Albert smoking a pipe as Berryman bear whispers andquot;Cliff [Clifford Berryman] says if you won't make him hit the pipe, he'll be glad to smell your smokeandquot;, No title on drawing, title supplied by cataloger

: All dressed up and nowhere to go!; 'D.C.' is at the water's edge dressed in his swimming outfit, but is upset to see a sign stating, 'Tidal basin bathing beach closed by order of Congress.', Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 76

: An annex needed; D.C. adds an extension to a chart tracking the amount of money raised in the Red Cross campaign drive, as the donations have caused the scale to go off the chart already., Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 47

: Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party; D.C. reads about women petitioning Congress in favor of District representation and comments, 'If the women put on war paint district representation will come in a rush!', Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 10

: Another glimpse of beautiful Washington; A visitor on the way to Mount Vernon is stuck in a traffic jam, surrounded by various wagons and trucks carrying trash and pollutants. The landscape is also covered by garbage., Berryman number 41

: The arrival of spring; D.C. greets a young girl representing Spring and pleads, 'Now that you're here, please stay.', Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 73; Title supplied by cataloger

: B. Stanley Simmons; Caricature of Washington, D.C. architect B. Stanley Simmons at a desk with drawings of his buildings around him., From the 1900 book Cartoons and Caricatures by Clifford Berryman

: Barred!; D.C. cannot vote because the polling place is surrounded by a fence labeled 'Keep out!', Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 28

: Berryman family Christmas card 1935; 1935 Berryman family Christmas card printed with a Mark Twain quote and caricature of Mark Twain raising a glass of wine, commemorating Twain's 100th birthday; Note on back that card was addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Withers., Berryman number 103

: Berryman family Christmas card 1942; 1942 Berryman family Christmas card in which a hopeful Uncle Sam and symbols of other countries watch a sun rising over the horizon, null

: Berryman family Christmas card 1943; 1943 Berryman family Christmas card printed with a picture of Thomas Jefferson, commemorating Jefferson's 100th birthday, null

: Berryman family Christmas card 1946; 1946 Berryman family Christmas card printed with a quote from Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers and an image of Mr. Pickwick being kissed by a young lady beneath mistletoe, null

: Bilbo wins Mississippi primary election; Squash Center farmers comment on Theodore G. Bilbo winning the Mississippi primary election. Berryman often used the residents of the fictional town of Squash Center to voice rural commentary on contemporary issues., Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 100

: Brother can you spare a dime?; Uncle Sam holds 'D.C.' upside down and shakes all the change out of his pockets while 'D.C.' yelps, 'Brother can you spare a dime?' The Berryman bear covers his face in shame., Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 70

: But it's you that're doing the spending for me!; Senator King says, 'You're spending too much!' 'D.C.' is dressed in shrunken clothes and replies, 'But it's you that're doing the spending for me!', Originally published in the Evening Star; Berryman number 16

: C. L. Sturtevant; Caricature of Washington, D.C. lawyer Charles Lyon Sturtevant as a boy with a toy boat surrounded by 'time,' scales, and a sewing machine., From the 1900 book Cartoons and Caricatures by Clifford Berryman

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Title: Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection
Date Created: 1899-01-01
Abstract: The Clifford Berryman Cartoon Collection contains 108 political cartoons by the Pulitzer Prize-winning D.C. editorial cartoonist that were donated to the library by the artist’s daughter. Most of the cartoons are original drawings created by Berryman for publication in the Washington Evening Star from approximately 1900 to 1948.

The cartoons address D.C. community issues, congressional appropriation and District finances, holidays and events, national politics, District political representation, weather and nature, and World Wars I and II. Many of these works include Berryman’s most famous creation, the “Berryman Bear,” a small, fuzzy bear cub often paired with President Theodore Roosevelt that was the inspiration for the toy teddy bear. The collection also contains a handful of miscellaneous Berryman drawings and printed cards and caricatures of prominent Washingtonians.

The entire D.C. Public Library Berryman cartoon collection has been digitized and is arranged in alphabetical order by title. Additional Berryman cartoons can be found in the collections of the National Archives and Records Administration and the Library of Congress, among other institutions.
City: Washington, D.C.
Subject: Politics and government
Satires (Visual works)
Type: Political cartoons
Rights Information: All Berryman cartoons published in Dig DC are in the public domain or if not public domain the copyright is held by D.C. Public Library. Each cartoon's specific rights status is noted in the metadata below the item viewer.