Stripped for the Fight, from Puck
Medium
Color lithograph on newsprint
Dimensions
31.1 × 23 cm (12 1/4 × 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
129215
Art Historical Context
William Allen Rogers’s “Stripped for the Fight” appeared in the humor magazine Puck in 1892 as a color lithograph printed on newsprint. Measuring just over 12 by 9 inches, the work exemplifies the vibrant, affordable prints that brought political and social satire into American homes each week. Rogers, a leading illustrator of the period, contributed regularly to Puck, using bold line work and vivid color to capture the public’s attention. Color lithography was ideally suited to mass-circulation magazines like Puck. The technique allowed printers to reproduce lively, multi-hued images quickly...