Author: Steve Melcher

Frederick Arthur Bridgman, American

Frank Would Later Deny Being Frightened By Their “Flying Princess” Stunt, But the Adult Diaper He Wore Suggested Otherwise, 1869-70

Oil on canvas

Ulisse Caputo, Italian

At the Now-Defunct Disneyland Stalingrad, the Hottest Item in the Gift Shops Was the Mouse Ears Ushanka, Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Joseph Bail, French

Bruce Wayne’s Chef Summoning Him To Dinner Via the Vat-Signal, 1910

Oil on canvas

Augustus Edwin Mulready, British

News Junkie Begging For a Fix, 1874

Oil on cardboard

Federico Andreotti, Italian

“Oh, I Was Merely Saying That I Wanted To Purchase Your Entire Inventory. But You’re Right. ‘I’d Love To De-Flower You’ Was Perhaps a Poor Choice of Words,” Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Artist Unknown

The Hot Toy This Holiday Season: Overdressed Fly Fishing Barbie™ (Hip Waders Sold Separately), 1906

Chromolithograph

Henri Jules Jean Geoffroy, French

“Yeah, I Know I Used To Only Demand 2 of Your Cookies Per Day. But Now It’s 2-and-a-Quarter Cookies. The Fed Raised Rates Again,” 1882

Oil on canvas

William Powell Frith, English

The Artist, Wondering If Maybe His Story About Seeing Monet At His Gym Wasn’t As Fascinating As He Thought It Was, 1853

Oil on canvas

Georges Rochegrosse, French

“I’m Going To Order Some Wine, Fifi. Can I Get You a Glass of Toilet Water? And Would You Prefer Flat or Sparkling?,” 1904

Oil on canvas

George Dunlop Leslie, British

GIRL: “Let Me Get This Straight. I’m Not Allowed To Take Candy From Strangers.“

MOTHER: “That’s Right, Dear.”

GIRL: “Except For Tonight, When We Make It a Sport?”

MOTHER: “Exactly.” ca. 1879

Oil on canvas