European Cartoons: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, June 1912, Part 13
We conclude our review of the June 1912 edition of Cartoons Magazine, with samples of the European cartoons found within. Above, French humor publication Le Rire, depicts the roughly three month 1912 trip of Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, in France. Below, commentary involving Americans, from Italy, France, and Hungary. Click on the above & [...]
Focus on European Cartoons, Part 1: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, April 1912, Part 15
Every issue of Cartoons Magazine contained pages of cartoons from around the world, the April 1912 fourth issue being no exception. Today’s posting concentrates on (some) of the cartoons from Europe. Click on the above & below pictures, to view the cartoons in detail, and read their captions. Above, What to Let Others Overhear, by [...]
The Futurist School of Painting: Cartoons Magazine Centennial, April 1912, Part 9
Amongst the events covered in the April 1912 issue of Cartoons Magazine, was the Paris and London Exhibitions of “Futurist” Paintings. This art exhibition (as many large art exhibits were) was targeted for parody by cartoonists, who historically both admired the fine artists (and frequently had attempted, but failed, to be one of them), and [...]
