Udo J. Keppler (April 4, 1872 – July 4, 1956), known from 1894 as Joseph Keppler Jr., was an American political cartoonist, publisher, and Native American advocate. The son of cartoonist Joseph Keppler (1838–1894), who founded '' Puck'' magazine, the younger Keppler also contributed cartoons, and became co-owner of the magazine after his father's death, when he changed his name to Joseph Keppler. He was also a collector of Native American artifacts, and was adopted by the

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, where he became an honorary chief and given the name Gyantwaka. Keppler was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from the Columbia Institute in 1888, and studied in Germany in 1890 and 1891. He was with ''Puck'' from 1890 to 1914. He married Louise (Lulu) Eva Bechtel, daughter of wealthy brewer George Bechtel, on April 4, 1895, a marriage opposed by his mother and sisters. He sold ''Puck'' in December 1913, remaining art director for another four months. He later contributed to ''

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'' and '' Leslie's Weekly'' until 1915. He retired in 1920, and in 1946 moved to

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, where he died on July 4, 1956. File:Udo J. Keppler, A good beginning.jpg, ''Puck'' cover, June 28, 1899 File:The real trouble will come with the "Wake", black and white.jpg, The real trouble will come with the "Wake." (1900 Aug. 15) File:Standard oil octopus loc color.jpg, "Next!" (1904), an octopus representing

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with tentacles wrapped around U.S. Congress and steel, copper, and shipping industries, and reaching for the White House File:Udo Keppler - Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth ppmsca.05868.jpg, "Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth" (1909) File:LuxuriesVersusLifeboatsPuckMagazine1912.jpg, "Luxuries versus lifeboats" (1912), about the sinking of the Titanic

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Joseph Keppler, Jr. papers
at the Autry National Center 1872 births 1956 deaths American editorial cartoonists People from St. Louis Artists from New York City {{US-cartoonist-stub