George Luks (1866 - 1933) from the Peter A. Juley and Son Collection

George Luks   By the turn of the century Luks was an editorial cartoonist who also drew "The Yellow Kid," a widely read comic strip published in the New York World. On leaving newspaper work to paint full time, about 1900, he focused on the Jewish and Italian neighborhoods of New York's Lower East Side. Abandoning the barbed wit and visual satire that had made him an effective cartoonist, he portrayed the streets and people of this densely populated neighborhood with compassion and understanding.