Cinco de Mayo: Mexican Revolution & Cartoons Magazine Centennials, 1913
For this year’s Cinco de Mayo, we have a number of cartoons that appeared in first half of 1913, in various newspapers, and from there were reprinted in Cartoons Magazine. In the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920, February & March 1913 were particularly volatile. The occupants of the National Palace changed hands several times, inspiring the […]
Mexican Revolution: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, May 1912, Part 1
Shown here for this year’s Cinco de Mayo posting, we have extracted from the May 1912 issue of Cartoons Magazine, those cartoons concerning the ongoing Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920. At this point in 1912, the Revolution is heating up. Cartoons Magazine‘s May 1912 issue, was the first in its run to devote any page space […]
Focus on Cartoonists: Cartoons Magazine Centennial October 1913
“Focus on Cartoonists” catch up continues, with pages from the October 1913 issue of Cartoons Magazine. Above, Luther D. Bradley depicts on the October cover General Victoriano Huerta, who was briefly President of Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. Beneath, an article on cartooning by James H. Shonkwiler. Click on the above & below pictures, to […]
Focus on Cartoonists: Cartoons Magazine Centennial April 1913
To Close out this year’s April Fools’ Month, we bring our focus not on fools, but on some of the orchestrators of fun — the cartoonists. Above and below are the pages concentrated on cartoonists, from the April 1913 issue of Cartoons Magazine. Above, a brief auto bio written by artist Billy DeBeck, along with […]
1913 Armory Show: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1913
Today is the 100th anniversary of the opening International Exhibition of Modern Art (February 17th to March 15th, 1913) in New York City, better known as the 1913 Armory Show. Presenting Cubist & Futurist Art to the American public, its influence is regarded as a major turning point for American Art. Naturally, as seen in […]
The “I Did It” Club, 1916
As we continue our post-election close-out, we look at the 1916 book, The “I Did It” Club. By artist Clifford K. Berryman — who was Republican — The “I Did It” Club was published by the Gridiron Club of Washington. D.C., for it’s post-Election dinner, and offers a basically Republican-slant on why Democratic President Woodrow […]
Latin America & Pacific Territories: Cartoons Magazine Centennial 1912
WARNING: The below posting includes racially offensive cartoons. Tonight’s Presidential Debate being on Foreign Policy, and, today being the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, together make this a good day to look back at U.S. foreign policy, in 1912, via that year’s Cartoons Magazine. Decisions made today, can have lasting impact far into […]
U.S. & Neighbors: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, June 1912, Part 9
We take a brief political break (sort of) to look at the U.S.’s international relationships, circa 1912, all from the June 1912 issue of Cartoons Magazine. Above, a set of cartoons regarding the ongoing Mexican Revolution, by Frank Michael Spangler and others. Below, Boardman Robinson, Loeb, and the New York Yiddish newspaper The Kibitzer, on […]
Focus on Cartoonists: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, June 1912, Part 1
Our coverage of the Centennial Anniversary Year of Cartoons Magazine, continues with its sixth issue, June 1912. To open, we present Cartoons Magazine’s monthly close-up on cartoonists. Above, the front cover of the June 1912 issue, depicting a cartoonist looking down upon his potential topics — Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Uncle Sam, […]
International Affairs: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, April 1912, Part 23
Closing out our run of the fourth issue of Cartoons Magazine — April 1912 — we have a collection of cartoons covering various foreign affair subjects. Click on the above & below pictures, to view the cartoons in detail, and read their captions. Above, a set concerning the Panama Canal, which was still under construction, […]
