Artist: James Albert Wales. (Ohio 1852 - New York 1886). American caricaturist is known for his work in Puck and Judge magazines.
Title: The newly elected board of aldermen of the metropolis.
Signed and Titled in the plate.
Dimensions: Sheet 10" x 13 1/2".
Publishers: Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Editor: Henry Cuyler Bunner.
Date: November 19, 1879.
Materials and Techniques: Color lithograph on paper.
Condition: Printed text on the back as issued. Torn from the bound volume. Upper edge is rough cut. Dirty stain in l.r. corner. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Puck magazine, New York, November 19, 1879. Vol. VI. - No. 141. Back cover.
Note: In the window, there is a portrait of Edward Cooper, 83rd Mayor of New York City from 1879 to 1880. In a caption: "Of the Aldermen supported to be elected and re-elected six are named in the directory as having no other business than that of the professional office-holder; seven are liquor or beer sellers, one is a grocer, one is a cartman, one keeps a livery-stable, one is a barber, one is a tailor, one is an undertaker, one is a manufacturer of jewelry and another is a real estate agent. (N. Y. World.)"