They Can't Keep Him Hid, from Puck
n.d.
Medium
Color lithograph on newsprint
Dimensions
35.6 × 26.8 cm (14 1/16 × 10 9/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
129205
Art Historical Context
Step into the satirical world of late 19th- and early 20th-century with Louis Dalrymple's *They Can't Keep Him Hid*, a lively color lithograph published in *Puck* magazine. Measuring 35.6 × 26.8 cm and printed on newsprint, piece belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings collection. Dalrymple, a skilled staff cartoonist for *Puck*, harnessed chromolithography—a groundbreaking technique layering vibrant colors through multiple lithographic stones—to create eye-catching political commentary that reached wide audiences via affordable weekly issues. *Puck*, launched in 1876, was A...