Them As Is Because, 1911 NYC Vaudeville 2: Local Vanity Cartoon Books, Part 7
It’s been awhile since we last focused a post on the Vanity Cartoon Books of the early 20th Century, in which local business people & others of import, paid to have themselves caricatured by local newspaper cartoonists. Being in such a book with other local leaders, was both a status symbol, as well as good [...]
Local Vanity Cartoon Books, Part 6 / Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons # 85
It’s been a year since we last took a peek inside local vanity cartoon books. This particular set of the 1%, somehow got left out the only other time I cross-referenced the Vanity Cartoons series, with the Wall Street Frauds series. Background: In the early part of the 20th century, most American towns had at [...]
Them As Is Because, 1911 NYC Women; Local Vanity Cartoon Books, Part 5
March is Women’s History Month, and while I’m still working under the handicap of a mid-Winter move (and the wrong winter to do it!) with all the material I use for my scanning & research still boxed up — resulting in the long running Theatrical Cartoons I’ve presented much of this year — I did [...]
Them As Is Because, 1911 NYC Vaudeville; Local Vanity Cartoon Books, Part 4
First, I’ve posted a day late this week, to allow the report of Dwayne McDuffie’s unexpected death to sit at the top of the blog yesterday, daytime. I’ll always remember McDuffie, who I hadn’t previously met, for his stopping me at the San Diego Con while he was in the middle of promoting his newly [...]
Local Vanity Cartoon Books — As We See ‘Em, Part 2
Last Monday, in Part 1, we introduced the As We See ‘Em books, explaining how those appearing in the books, paid to appear in them, caricatured by cartoonists from their city’s local newspaper(s). It was considered good advertising — not only of your business, but of your social status in the community. Below, left-to-right: An eye doctor Bill [...]
Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 13: As We See ‘Em Vanity Cartoon Books Part 1.5
This past Monday (plus coming next Monday), we have examples from city-based Local Vanity Cartoon Books circa 1904-1920s, wherein cartoonists from that town’s newspaper(s), were hired to depict members of the local business aristocracy. Today, for the Wall Street Frauds series, we’re concentrating examples involving bankers, real estate agents, and stock brokers. Let us note that none of [...]
Local Vanity Cartoon Books — As We See ‘Em, Part 1
In the early part of the 20th century, most American towns had at least one newspaper, and many of those newspapers employed their own cartoonist(s). Some newspapers took to publishing caricatures and short biographies of local figures. Other local persons of import (or, who at least felt they were important, most notably local manufacturers and businessmen), wanted in too, feeling [...]
