Confessions of a Caricaturist

Oliver Herford

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Project Gutenberg's Confessions of a Caricaturist, by Oliver HerfordThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Confessions of a CaricaturistAuthor: Oliver HerfordRelease Date: June 4, 2007 [EBook #21676]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CONFESSIONS OF A CARICATURIST ***Produced by David Edwards, Jana Srna and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Thisfile was produced from scans of public domain materialproduced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.)coverhowellsConfessionsof aCaricaturistByOliver HerforddecorationNew York • Charles Scribner's Sons1917Copyright, 1917, by Charles Scribner's SonsPublished September, 1917TO WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLSdedicationContentsPageWilliam Dean Howells 3Napoleon 4Dante 6Theodore Roosevelt 8Rudyard Kipling 10Ignace Jan Paderewski 12Daniel Frohman 14Charles W. Eliot 16J. Pierpont Morgan 18Gilbert K. Chesterton 20Guglielmo Marconi 22George Bernard Shaw 24Brander Matthews 26John S. Sargent 28Arnold Bennett 30Shakespeare 32William Howard Taft 34G. K. Chesterton 36David Belasco 38Henrik Ibsen 40J. Forbes-Robertson 42John Drew 44Israel Zangwill 46George Bernard Shaw 48Peter Dunne 50Saint Paul 52John D. Rockefeller 54Hiram Maxim ...

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Project Gutenberg's Confessions of a Caricaturist, by Oliver Herford This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Confessions of a Caricaturist Author: Oliver Herford Release Date: June 4, 2007 [EBook #21676] Language: English * C ** O   N ST F A ES R S T  I O O F N   S T   H O I F S     A P   R C O A J R E IC C A T  T G U U R T IS E T N  * B * E * RG EBOOK Produced by David Edwards, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net sihT( file was produced from scans of public domain

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TO WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS dedication Contents egaP William Dean Howells3 Napoleon4 Dante6 Theodore Roosevelt8 Rudyard Kipling10 Ignace Jan Paderewski12 Daniel Frohman14 Charles W. Eliot16 J. Pierpont Morgan18 Gilbert K. Chesterton20 Guglielmo Marconi22 George Bernard Shaw24 Brander Matthews26 John S. Sargent28 Arnold Bennett30 Shakespeare32 William Howard Taft34 G. K. Chesterton36 David Belasco38 Henrik Ibsen40 J. Forbes-Robertson42

John Drew44 Israel Zangwill46 George Bernard Shaw48 Peter Dunne50 Saint Paul52 John D. Rockefeller54 Hiram Maxim56 George Ade58 Christopher Columbus60 F. W. Hohenzollern62 Hafiz65 Confessions of a Caricaturist William Dean Howells Not squirrels in the park alone His love and winter-kindness own. When Literary Fledglings try Their wings, in first attempt to fly, They flutter down to Franklin Square, Where Howells in his "Easy Chair" Like good Saint Francis scatters crumbs Of Hope, to each small bird that comes. And since Bread, cast upon the main, Must to the giver come again, I tender now, long overtime, This humble Crumb of grateful rhyme.

(See Frontispiece) Napoleon I like to draw Napoleon best Because one hand is in his vest, The other hand behind his back. (For drawing hands I have no knack.) napoleon etnaD If you should ask me, whether Dante Drank Benedictine or Chianti, I should reply, "I cannot say, But I can draw him either way." etnad Theodore Roosevelt The ways of Providence are odd. If Theodore means "The Gift of God," Let us give thanks, at any rate, The Gift was not a duplicate. roosevelt roosevelt Rudyard Kipling I seem to see a Shining One, With eyes that gleam, now fierce, now tender,

Through Goggles that reflect the Sun "With more than Oriental Splendor"; I see him sitting on a chest Heavy with padlocks, bolts, and cording, Where Untold Treasures hidden rest, Treasures of Untold Yarns he's hoarding. Oh, Rudyard, please unlock that chest! With hope deferred we're growing hoary; Or was it all an empty jest Your saying, "That's another story"? kipling Ignace Jan Paderewski When Paderewski is forgot, Our children's children, like as not, Will worship in the Hall of Fame, Some great piano-maker's name. paderewski Daniel Frohman I love to picture Daniel Frohman In costume of a noble Roman. For Dan has just the style of hair, That Julius Cæsar used to wear. frohman Charles W. Eliot A Th n a d t     n H o e w ll     c w o o m n' e t  s b   e D a r. r    i E n li v o e t  s s t t ig at a i t n in g g.

It looks like Charlie's out to bust The Great Hell-Fire Insurance Trust. toile J. Pierpont Morgan In Rome, when Morgan came to town, They nailed the Colosseum down. A great Collector! Once his Fad Was Coins, but when in time he had Collected all the coin in sight, To Europe's Art his thoughts took flight. But let not Europe palpitate For fear of an Art Syndicate. There are more Rembrandts, strange to say, Than ever were in Rembrandt's day; And statues "planted" in the sand Will always equal the demand. morgan Gilbert K. Chesterton Unless I'm very much misled, Chesterton's easier done than said. I have not seen him, but his looks I can imagine from his books. chesterton Guglielmo Marconi I B  l e ik n e e   a M th a   r a c   o M ni a   c b a e r s o t  n t i o  t   r s e e e e

Playing that Nocturne in F Sharp By Chopin, on a Wireless Harp. marconi George Bernard Shaw The very name of Bernard Shaw Fills me with mingled Mirth and Awe. Mixture of Mephistopheles, Don Quixote, and Diogenes, The Devil's wit, the Don's Romance Joined to the Cynic's arrogance. Framed on Pythagorean plan, A Vegetable Souperman. Here you may see him crown with bay The Greatest Playwright of his day; * Observe the look of Self Distrust And Diffidence—upon the bust. * For "his" read any.—G. B. S. wahs Brander Matthews I'd best beware how I make free With Brander Matthews L. L. D. Since Prexy Wilson's paved the way He may be President some day. matthews John S. Sargent Here's Sargent doing the Duchess X

I "I n t     p h i e n l k p   s v , e "  l s o a ur y s s     a h n e, d     " p to e   a li - ft g   r y e o e u n r     c G h r e a c c k e s. A bit above the commonplace." sargent Arnold Bennett 'Tis very comforting to know That every other day or so A Book by Bennett will appear To charm the Western Hemisphere. I see him now, with zeal sublime, Pounding from dawn to dinner-time Four typewriters, with hands and feet. When the four novels are complete, He'll fold, and send à grande vitesse His Quadrumanuscript to press. bennett bennett Shakespeare Will Shakespeare, the Baconians say, Was the Belasco of his day— Others more plausibly maintain He was the double of Hall Caine. shakespeare William Howard Taft I' O m f    P s o o l r it r i y c   s W ;  i w lli it a h m o   u T t  a a f   t  d is o   u o b u t t

Of all the Presidential crew He was the easiest to do. tfat G. K. Chesterton When Plain Folk, such as you or I, See the Sun sinking in the sky, We think it is the Setting Sun, But Mr. Gilbert Chesterton Is not so easily misled. He calmly stands upon his head, And upside down obtains a new And Chestertonian point of view, Observing thus, how from his toes The sun creeps nearer to his nose, He cries with wonder and delight, "How Grand the SUNRISE is to-night!" chesterton David Belasco Behold Belasco in his den, Wielding the scissors, paste and pen, And writing with consummate skill A play by W. De Mille. belasco Henrik Ibsen I A  o cr n o c s e s     d a r   e d w e   e Ib p  s N e o n r ,  w lo e o g k i i a n n g     F b jo o r r d e , d