商品簡介
This reference traces the historical background of editorial cartooning, and presents works that chronicle the history and criticize the aesthetics of the art. It also describes anthologies and exhibition catalogs that reprint editorial cartoons, and provides a list of libraries, museums, and historical societies which house originals and photocopies or clippings of editorial cartoons. This expansive volume examines the American editorial cartoon from its beginnings in 1747 through the Clinton administration. It fills a gap in the literature, providing comprehensive information on a field of growing interest to scholars and collectors.
作者簡介
PAUL P. SOMERS, JR. is Professor of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University, East Lansing.
