Cartoons (humorous images)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pictorial images, usually drawings, that are humorous or that use wit and satire to comment on contemporary events, social habits, political trends, or other topical subjects, often executed in a broad or abbreviated manner. Originally referred to full-page illustrations in a circulating paper or periodical, especially when comical and relating to current events.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Joe McCutcheon collection of John T. McCutcheon printed material
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 274
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of four matted and framed front pages of the Chicago Sunday Tribune publications that featured John T. McCutcheon cartoons during 1929 and 1939. More specifically, the McCutcheon cartoons included in this collection are: "Jack Frost" (1922), "Some of the Permanent Exhibits Chicago will be able to show the World's Fair Visitors" (1933), "Injun Summer" (1912), and "The Colors" (1917). The collection was donated by Joe McCutcheon (no relation to John T. McCutcheon). The...
Dates:
1929 - 1939