Judge (magazine)
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Judge was a weekly satirical magazine published in the United States from 1881 to 1947. It was launched by artists who had left the rival Puck; the founders included cartoonist James Albert Wales, dime novels publisher Frank Tousey and author George H. Jessop.
History and profile
The first printing of Judge was on OctoberScript error: No such module "String".29, 1881, during the Long Depression. It was 16Script error: No such module "String".pages long and printed on quarto paper. While it did well initially, it soon had trouble competing with Puck. William J. Arkell purchased the magazine in the middle 1880s. Arkell used his considerable wealth to persuade the cartoonists Eugene Zimmerman ("Zim") and Bernhard Gillam to leave Puck. A supporter of the Republican Party, Arkell persuaded his cartoonists to attack the Democratic administration of Grover Cleveland. With GOP aid, Judge boomed during the 1880s and 1890s, surpassing its rival publication in content and circulation. By the early 1890s, the circulation of the magazine reached 50,000.
Under the editorial leadership of Isaac Gregory (1886–1901), Judge further allied with the Republican Party and supported the candidacy of William McKinley largely through the cartoons of cartoonists Victor Gillam and Grant E. Hamilton. Circulation for Judge was about 85,000 in the 1890s. By the 1900s, the magazine had become successful, reaching a circulation of 100,000 by 1912.[1] Edward Anthony was an editor in the early 1920s. Anthony was later co-author of Frank Buck's first two books, Bring 'em Back Alive and Wild Cargo.
Harold Ross was an editor of Judge between AprilScript error: No such module "String".5 and AugustScript error: No such module "String".2, 1924. He used the experience on the magazine to start his own in 1925, The New Yorker.[2]
The success of The New Yorker, as well as the Great Depression, put pressure on Judge. It became a monthly in 1932 and ceased circulation in 1947. Previously, in 1921, the parent company of the magazine had been put into receivership, and Leslie's was merged into it in 1922.
Judge was resurrected in OctoberScript error: No such module "String".1953 as a 32-page weekly. David N. Laux was President and Publisher with Mabel Search as editorial director and Al Catalano as art director. Contributors included Arthur L. Lippman and Victor Lasky. There were sections with light essays on sport, golf, horse racing, radio, theater, television, bridge and current books, along with submissions from college magazines, a crossword puzzle, single-panel cartoons and humorous pieces. There were several political sections; one-liners, cartoons and longer essays with mostly a conservative bent, in a style foreshadowing Emmett Tyrrell of today's The American Spectator.
A collection of Judge and Puck cartoons dating from 1887–1900 is maintained by the Special Collections Reference Center of The George Washington University. The collection is located in GW's Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library and is open to researchers.[3]
American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell had his first Judge cover on JulyScript error: No such module "String".7, 1917, with Excuse Me! (Soldier Escorting Woman). The painting, initially sold at a World WarScript error: No such module "String".I Liberty bond auction, later sold for $543,000 at a MayScript error: No such module "String".7, 2021, fine art auction. The sale price is an auction record for any Rockwell Judge magazine cover.[4]
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Gallery
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"To begin with, 'I'll paint the town red", by Grant E. Hamilton, The Judge vol. 7, 31 January 1885.
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Midsummer number, 2 Aug 1890
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Personification of Judge magazine on the cover of the 15 Jul 1893 issue
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An 1896 cartoon, on William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech
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An 1899 cover of Judge magazine showing a cartoon of U.S. President William McKinley
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Cover expressing opposition to red-light districts, 12 Jan 1901
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A 1906 cover of Judge magazine showing a cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt by Eugene Zimmerman
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1914 cover - "What is the answer?"
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1918 cover featuring a political cartoon about World War I
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1922 cover - "Good Morning, Judge"
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"The Cake Eater Gets the Frosting." Cover depicting a flapper dancing the Charleston with a skeleton, representing the dangers of reckless behavior. September 13, 1924, Vol. 87, no. 2237.
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Christmas number, 20 Dec 1924
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1925 "Evolution Number" covering the Scopes Trial; the cover depicts William Jennings Bryan
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First Reborn Judge, October 26, 1953, cover by David Wasserman
References
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- ↑ Yagoda, Ben (2000). About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made. Scribner. pp. 34–35. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Guide to the Samuel Halperin Puck and Judge Cartoon Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University
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