 He became the major political cartoonist for the New York "Daily Graphic" while receiving his only formal artistic training at the Art Students League of New York.When "Life" magazine was founded in 1883, Kemble became a frequent contributor to its early issues.He was a staff political cartoonist for "Collier's" from 1903 to 1907, for "Harper's Weekly" from 1907 to 1912 before returning to Collier's, and for "Leslie's Weekly" and "Judge" in the late 1910s.