Collection: W. Rogers A.

William Allen Rogers (1854–1931) was an American illustrator and political cartoonist best known for his long association with Harper’s Weekly and later The New York Herald. Born in Springfield, Ohio, he began his career as a self-taught artist, joining Harper’s Weekly in the 1870s, where he succeeded Thomas Nast as one of the magazine’s leading cartoonists.

Rogers chronicled American life from the Gilded Age through the early 20th century, producing thousands of political cartoons and reportage drawings. His works ranged from incisive political satire to documentary scenes such as Oil-Fields in Los Angeles, California — The Transformation of a Residence District (1899). Over a career spanning five decades, Rogers helped define the visual tone of American illustrated journalism, blending wit, social observation, and skilled draftsmanship.