V. Floyd Campbell (1873-1906) American, 1905 Teddy Roosevelt Cartoon. Title: "For All Parts of the World." Roosevelt considered one of his most important acts as President was the role he played in the construction of the Panama Canal. Signed and dated bottom right. 

Overall: 23 1/2 X 17 1/2 in. 

Sight: 20 X 14 in. 

#3889 . 

V. Floyd Campbell was born in Port Austin, Michigan in 1873. He was the son of a successful blacksmith, and entered the service of Charles Bertrand Lewis in 1890, illustrating The Lime Kiln Club and other books. He credited Lewis with much of the success he later attained, both as a mentor and through his connections. He began his newspaper work with the Detroit Free Press in 1891, while simultaneously studying at the Museum of Art with Joseph Giles. He spent the next three years working with various engraving firms in Grand Rapids, Lansing, and St. Paul, Minnesota, at the same time contributing to the newspapers of each place. In 1894 he studied at the Detroit Art Academy, again under Joseph Giles, who further encouraged him to focus on caricature.  After studying in Chicago for a year, he returned to the Free Press, remaining there until the fall of 1897. He was first employed in New York by the New York World and later by the New York Herald, acting as a special news artist during the Spanish-American War. He moved to Philadelphia in 1899, where he contributed to The North American, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia Bulletin, and Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. His caricatures of politicians gained international popularity during the 1904 Republican National Convention, and he illustrated The Roosevelt Bears by Seymour Eaton, the only comic strip ever run by The New York Times. He began to focus more on portraits and more serious works, such as those that appeared in The Booklovers Magazine and multiple book illustrations, but tragically his career ended abruptly when he contracted tuberculosis and succumbed to it quickly, dying in Morton, Pennsylvania on April 22nd, 1906, at the age of 33.