WITH HUDSON UP THE HUDSON. HIS ORIGINAL VISIT AND SOME POSSIBILITIES SHOULD HE RETURN FOR THE CELEBRATION.
Entry/Object ID
L.2012.92
Description
Color print of Henry Hudson and crew, on their ship the Half Moon, sailing up Hudson River and trading with natives; five inset images depict scenes Hudson would encounter 300 years later during the Hudson-Fulton celebration; cartoon characterizations and drawing style; stereotypes; comical figures/situations such as: capsized canoe at bow of ship; native sliding backwards down mountain at center; tom-tom dancer at mountain top; inset images starting at top left: ghost of Hudson running from crowd of reporters and photographers; printed below,” Being attached by Indians is nothing compared to this!"; at top center: ghost of Hudson shouting towards the buildings of Catskill Landing; printed below,"-By the way-What has become of my old friend Rip Van Winkle?"; at top right: ghost of Hudson watches as well dressed revelers clink glasses; printed below, "The rum takes hold of the Indians the same as it used to"; at center right: ghost of Hudson watches steamboat; printed below, "Ah! That is something I remember--I spoke that craft in 1609"; at bottom right: ghost of Hudson views ad "EAT PERUNA" written on Palisade cliffs; printed below, "I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE PALISADES COULD BE BEAUTIFIED"; at bottom left printed (in image), "Will Crawford"; at bottom left printed, "THE PUCK PRESS"; at bottom center printed; "WITH HUDSON UP THE HUDSON.", "HIS ORIGINAL VISIT AND SOME POSSIBILITIES SHOULD HE RETURN FOR THE CELEBRATION." at top center printed "PUCK"; at top right penciled, "1909"; text and images on verso; note: paragraph on verso, "BASEBALL BELIEVERS, 1920" suggests that this document was not published in 1909 and may be a reprint.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Will Crawford
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Puck Magazine
Date made
1909
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
13-3/4 in
Width
20-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (34.9 x 51.4 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Vertical fold/crease through center of page; rust stains and holes (from staples used to bind magazine) at center top and center bottom of crease; tear and loss at center of bottom edge at crease; black mark at center of left edge; paper is yellowed at edges.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
Hendrick (Henry) Hudson
Notes
Subject
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7