Editorial
Cartoons
The Library of Congress collects original cartoon drawings
to document American creativity and the history of American opinion, conveyed
visually, through time.
The Library's collection is the most extensive existing resource for the comparative
study of the political uses of art.
Library of Congress Resources on Editorial Cartoons
Online Exhibitions from the Library of Congress
1. Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herb Block, 2006
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/herblock-home.html
2. Humor’s Edge: Cartoons by Ann Telnaes, 2004
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/telnaes/
3. Herblock’s Gift: Selections from the Herb Block Foundation
Collection, Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon, 2003
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/hbgift/
4. Herblock’s History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to the
Millennium, 2000-2001
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/
6. Monstrous Craws and Character Flaws: Masterpieces of Cartoon and Caricature at the Library of Congress, Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon, 1998 http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/craws/
7. Oliphant’s Anthem: Pat Oliphant at the Library of
Congress, 1997
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/oliphant/
Online Presentations from the Library of Congress
1. Bill Mauldin: Beyond Willie and Joe,
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/mauldin/
2. Cartoon Cornucopia: The J.
Arthur Wood, Jr. Collection of Cartoon Art,
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/artwood/
3. Edmund Valtman: The Cartoonist Who Came in from the Cold,
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/valtman/
Cartoon-related webcasts from
the Library of Congress
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1. "A Pointed
View", Presenter: David Levine, Event date:
2.
"Oh No,
It's Monday, and I've Run Out of Ideas: A Cartoonist's Crisis",
Presenter: Nicole Hollander, Event date:
3.
The Graphic Novel,
Presenter: Will Eisner, Event Date:
4.
Speechless: The Alternative
Comix and Illustrations of Peter Kuper,
Presenter: Peter Kuper, Event date:
5.
Comic
Book Artists and Illustrators and 9/11, Panelists: Will Eisner, Paul
Levitz, Jeff Mason, Peter Kuper and Trina Robbins,
Event Date:
6.
Jules Feiffer, National Book Festival, 2002,
Resources
for the Research on Current Editorial Cartoons outside the Library of Congress
(NOTE: The Library of Congress does
not maintain these Internet sites. Users should direct concerns about these
links to their respective site administrators or webmasters.
The Library does not endorse these sites, but
provides information about them as an aid to research.)
1.
Universal Press Syndicate editorial cartoons,
http://www.gocomics.com/editorials/index.phtml
2.
United Media editorial cartoons,
http://www.unitedmedia.com/editoons/
3.
King Features editorial cartoons,
http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/edcar/edcar.htm
4.
Daryl Cagle’s Professional Cartoonists Index,
http://cagle.msnbc.com/
5.
American Association of Editorial Cartoonists,
http://editorialcartoonists.com/index.cfm