Chris Doss wrote:
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> Maybe it's kitsch today. It wasn't in Russia in the Civil War.
> The Fat Capitalist with the Hat was a standard trope in 19th century
> political caricature and elsewhere. There are lots of variants on the theme
> (not necessarily fat) in Dickens.
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Calling the fat capitalist in an early 20th century cartoon kitsch is as silly as calling the Madonna's blue shawl in 13th century art kitsch.
Carrol