Author: Steve Melcher

Thomas Prichard Rossiter, American and Louis Rémy Mignot, American

“Okay, This Cherry Tree Reaction Is Getting Out of Control. I’m Now Thinking We Do a Press Conference Where You Pledge To Plant 2500 Cherry Trees Around the Reflecting Pool. And Maybe a Sit-Down With Oprah?,” 1859

Oil on canvas

Howard Pyle, American

“Sir, the Opposition Has Dug Up That Old Story About You Chopping Down the Cherry Tree. We Need To Get Ahead of This. We Have a Witness Who’s Willing To Say They Saw the Cherry Tree Come At You. Shall I Reach Out to Rachel Maddow’s People?,” ca. 1890-96

Oil on illustration board

Anton Einsle, Austrian

Man Making List of Things More Exciting Than This Painting, 1842

Oil on canvas

Heinrich Eduard Linde-Walther, German

Jeremy’s Dad Wanted Him To Paint His Portrait. But He Also Wanted a Ride on His Motorcycle. So Jeremy Was Forced To Multi-Task, 1918

Oil on canvas

Pehr Hilleström, Swedish

“Hey, Thanks For the Rush Job on Those, Mabel, But It Turns Out We’re Just Going To Order a Pizza. Oh, and Would You Mind Doing All the Windows Before You Knock Off For the Night? You’re the Best!,” Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

John Maler Collier, English

As His New Wife’s Bridesmaids Got Increasingly Bolder With Their Advances, John Began To Regret Serving Oysters at the Reception, ca. 1899

Oil on canvas

Rosa Schweninger, Austrian

“It Looks Like This ‘Golden Girls’ Fan Fiction Is Putting You To Sleep, Grandmother. Would You Rather I Switched To Some Johnny Depp Court Transcripts?,” Before 1918

Oil on panel