Fiction | Winsor McCays Dreams Of The Rarebit Fiend

References to Freemasonry in popular culture range from the vitriolic to the innocuous. Far more often they are merely misinformed allusions from which Freemasonry faces a far more insidious threat; that of being marginalized, trivialized, and fictionalized. Most of the references noted on this site are harmless, simply pointing out that Freemasonry has played a role in our society; some are humorous, yet some are disturbing in their associations.

Masonic references in the cartoons of Winsor McCay

Illustration reprinted from “Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend.” Winsor Zenic McCay [Sept. 26, 1869, 0r 1871 – July 26, 1934]. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York: 1905. Reprinted 1973 by Dover Publications, New York from a copy in the Library of the University of Illinois, Franklin J. Meine American Humor and Folklore Collection.