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Politics, Ink : how America's cartoonists skewer politicians, from King George III to George Dubya / Edward J. Lordan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lordan, Edward J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cartoonists.
- History.
- Political cartoons.
- Politicians.
- United States--Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Politicians--United States--Caricatures and cartoons.
- Political cartoons--United States.
- Editorial cartoons--United States.
- Editorial cartoons.
- Cartoonists--United States--History.
- American wit and humor, Pictorial.
- Genre:
- Caricatures and cartoons.
- Cartoons (Humor)
- Physical Description:
- xi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 18 x 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2006]
- Summary:
- This fun and extensively illustrated book tells the story of the American political cartoon, from its origins over 250 years ago to the present. Edward Lordan gives us a tour of artists, politics, media, American society, and the technology of cartooning, including the work of Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere, Currier & Ives, Thomas Nast, Dr. Seuss, Pat Oliphant, Draper Hill, Tom Toles, Ted Rall, Mike Keefe, and countless others. Interviews with today's political cartoonists-including Pulitzer winners Ann Telnaes and Signe Wilkinson-go behind the art form, to show how and why we respond to editorial cartoons, as well as what syndication and the Internet mean to the future of political cartooning.
- Contents:
- Part I The History of American Political Cartoons
- Chapter 1 Cartoons and the Birth of the Nation (1740 to 1785) 3
- Chapter 2 Complexity in Government and Media (1786 to 1860) 21
- Chapter 3 The Medium Matures (1860 to 1900) 33
- Chapter 4 World Wars and Economic Depression (1900 to 1945) 55
- Chapter 5 Cartooning in the Broadcast Era (1946 to 2000) 73
- Part II The State of the Art: The Modern Editorial Cartoon
- Chapter 6 Creators and Consumers 89
- Chapter 7 Process and Effect 109
- Chapter 8 In Their Own Words: Cartoonists on Cartooning 135
- Chapter 9 Epilogue: The Future of American Editorial Cartoons 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742536386
- OCLC:
- 57414586
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