Object Details
- Description
- The object is a political cartoon hand-drawn on white paper about 1932 by Clifford Berryman in Washington, D.C. It depicts Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Jouett Shouse, a political conservative, on a raft "adrift at sea" because the Democrats continue to support the liberal Franklin D. Roosevelt for President of the United States. Shouse would not endorse Roosevelt. Shouse is wearing a "Liberty League" hat which signifies his involvement as leader of the Liberty League, a conservative political organization comprising mostly wealthy and prominent businessmen and politicians.
- The drawing is signed "Berryman" in the lower right area of the illustration.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- associated person
- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
- associated institution
- Democratic National Party
- Democratic National Committee
- depicted (sitter); referenced
- Shouse, Jouett
- maker
- Berryman, Clifford
- date made
- circa 1932
- associated date
- 1932
- Credit Line
- Miss Florence S Berryman
- Physical Description
- ink (overall material)
- hand-drawn (overall connector/connecting technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 1/2 in x 14 1/4 in; 34.29 cm x 36.195 cm
- Object Name
- Cartoon
- political cartoon
- Object Type
- cartoons
- Drawing
- editorial cartoons
