"The Perplexed Fisherman" Cartoon, 1921
- Item sets
- Women's Suffrage in St. Louis
- Title
- "The Perplexed Fisherman" Cartoon, 1921
- Description
- Editorial cartoon by Archibald B. Chapin for the St. Louis Republic depicting a "perplexed fisherman," labeled "Candidate", in a boat labeled "1920 campaign". The fisherman is surrounded by bait cans labeled "Sentimental bait", "Partisan stuff", "Domestic issues", "National issues" and "Appeal to judgement". The speech bubble states, "Durned if I know what sort of bait to use" as he aims for fish in the pond, "Woman's vote".
- Creator
- Illustrated by Archibald B. Chapin, editorial cartoonist.
- Semester
- Spring 2026
- Subject
- Suffrage
- Nineteenth Amendment
- Women's Rights
- St. Louis History
- Political Cartoons
- Temporal Coverage
- 1920 – 1930
- Spatial Coverage
- St. Louis
- Missouri
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Ink drawing on paper
- Format
- .jpg
- Date
- 1921
- Source
- St. Louis Public Library Historical Digital Collections
- https://cdm17210.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/editorial/id/435/rec/6
- Is Part Of
- Archibald B. Chapin Editorial Cartoons Collection
- Identifier
- d02056
- Provenance
- Likely in the possession of Archibald B. Chapin, then the St. Louis Republic, then donated to the St. Louis Public Library.
- Publisher
- The St. Louis Republic
- Explanation of Omeka Map Location
- The cartoon was made and published in St. Louis.
