Charles Sydney Goldmann

Leslie Ward · Published 28 January 1904; chromolithograph by Leslie Ward ('Spy')

Spy's plate shows Goldmann in jodhpurs, riding boots, and a double-breasted Norfolk jacket, holding a large box camera at waist height — the emblem of his career as a journalist-photographer covering southern Africa. The caption reads 'a self-made African.' Goldmann was a Johannesburg financier and correspondent who made his fortune in the Rand goldfields. The caricature's technique is typical Ward: the head mildly enlarged, the body trim and competent-looking rather than mocked.

About this artifact

Creator: Leslie Ward
Date: Published 28 January 1904; chromolithograph by Leslie Ward ('Spy')
Rights: Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
Restoration: Digitally restored and hosted by ComicBooks.com.

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