John Samuel Pughe (3 June 1870 – 19 April 1909), was a Welsh-born American political cartoonist, best known for his illustrations for ''Puck'' magazine. The spider and the three silly flies

Early life and education

John Samuel Pughe was born in Dolgelley,

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, Wales, and brought to America by his parents when he was two years old. He studied art at

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.Historical Society of Pennsylvania
"Politics in Graphic Detail: Exploring History Through Political Cartoons"
(digital exhibit, 2015).

Career

J. S. Pughe illustrated news stories for the ''New York Recorder'', ''Brooklyn Life'', and the Brooklyn edition of the ''World'' as a young man. He began working at Puck magazine in 1894. He was a regular contributor there until his last cartoon for them, in December 1908."What Fools These Mortals Be! John S. Pughe"
''Puck'' 65(26 April 1909): 2.

Personal life

Pughe died in 1909, age 38, at

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. A lithograph of a Pughe cartoon was also included in "Between the Lines", an exhibit at

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in 2013-2014."Between the Lines"
Duke University Libraries, November 2013 to February 2014.

Selected works

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References

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