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Victor Gillam: A Thing Well Begun Is Half Done   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Victor Gillam  (1867–1920)  wikidata:Q29167314
 
Victor Gillam
Alternative names
F. Victor GIllam; Frederick Victor Gillam
Description cartoonist and caricaturist
cartoonist
Date of birth/death 1867 Edit this at Wikidata 29 January 1920 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Yorkshire Brooklyn
Work location
New York
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q29167314
Title
A Thing Well Begun Is Half Done
Description
A satirical political cartoon reflecting America's imperial ambitions following quick and total victory in the Spanish American War of 1898.
Date 1899
date QS:P571,+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions (cm, H x W) 28 x 46 (image), 35 x 54 (sheet)
institution QS:P195,Q5171572
Current location
Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections:Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection
Accession number
1136.01
Notes See the Collector's Notes.
References For full details, see PJ. Mode, "References"
Source/Photographer Cornell University: Persuasive Cartography: The PJ Mode Collection

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A political cartoon depicting America's growing imperial ambitions after its decisive victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War of 1898.

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