Privileged sport (1909)

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"Privileged Sport" by Udo Keppler, created in 1909, is a striking satirical painting that critiques the recklessness and social implications of the burgeoning automobile industry of the early 20th century. This vivid artwork features a red car, brimming with affluence, as its passengers, seemingly oblivious and indifferent, speed through a cityscape. Adding a layer of dark commentary, the clouds of dust churned up by the speeding vehicle are interspersed with newspaper clippings that report various tragic accidents involving automobiles.These clippings, depicted as if spewing out from the exhaust of the car, include headlines about pedestrians and children injured or killed by cars. The juxtaposition of the elite joyriding and the chaotic aftermath highlights the disparity between those with privilege and those who suffer because of it. Keppler uses this powerful visual metaphor to emphasize the social irresponsibility associated with the privileged classes of his time, who valued technological progress and personal enjoyment over public safety and wellbeing.

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Udo J. Keppler, since 1894. known 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 to cartoons, and after his father's death became co-owner of the magazine under the name Joseph Keppler. He was also a collector of Native American artifacts.