Editorial Cartooning and Caricature A Reference Guide

Subjects:

• Popular Culture » Popular Culture (General)
• Political Science » Political History
• Communications » Political Communications
• Popular Culture » American Studies

Reviews:

• Somers...delivers a useful and readable publication that defines the importance of humorous images as documents not only of popular culture, but of the history of politicized thought....Highly recommended for all research collections.
  —Choice
• The best guide yet published to finding just about everything connected with editorial cartooning in the United States, from original cartoon collections in libraries to articles...
  —Notebook (Assoc. of American Editorial Cartoonists)
• Somers has provided a unique reference source that is well organized and contains useful discussions with bibliographies accompnaying most chapters.It would enhance academic library journalism and American popular culture collections.
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly
• As a reference book, this is outstanding, readily approachable by many levels of users and a "must" for serious students of the genre.
  —To Wit
• ...packs a vast amount of information into a slim package [which is] interesting and tightly written....Although all chapters are very useful, the researcher's bonanza is the listing and description of private and public collections of editorial cartoons in 36 states and the District of Columbia. This book is a must for all research libraries and for all researchers in the field of cartooning.
  —Communications Booknotes Quarterly
• Although all chapters are very useful, researcher's bonanza is the listing and description of private and public collections of editorial cartoons in 36 states and the District of Columbia. This book is a must for all research libraries and for all researchers in the field of cartooning.
  —Communication Booknotes Quarterly

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Historical Background
• History and Criticism
• Anthologies and Reprints
• Reference Works and Periodicals
• Research Collections Held in Public and Private Institutions
• Appendix 1: Selected Chronology
• Appendix 2: Selected How-to Books with Some Relevance to Editorial Cartooning
• Appendix 3: Selected Theses and Dissertations in the Humanities and Social Sciences Dealing with Editorial Cartoons
• Appendix 4: Selected Historic Periodicals Using Political Cartoons/Graphics
• Appendix 5: Selected Bibliography of Single-Artist Anthologies, Excluding Illustrated Volumes
• Index