Udo Keppler | |
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Born | |
Died | July 4, 1956 | (aged 84)
Known for | Cartooning |
Notable work | Puck |
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 Seneca Nation, where he became an honorary chief and given the name Gyantwaka.[1][2]
Udo J. Keppler was the son of Austrian-born, American cartoonist and caricaturist Joseph F. Keppler (1838 – 1894).