Popular Culture: Political or Editorial Cartoons

Search the catalog for the terms "political cartoons" or "editorial cartoons" or "Caricatures and cartoons"  You could also limit your search to various people or places or events such as "political cartoons" and" women "  or editorial cartoons and "cold war"

To search for editorial cartoons about a particular event or subject,  use "More search options" and select the Document type: Editorial cartoon/comic

• Cartoon Commentary This lesson from the PBS Art in the 21st Century Lesson Library focuses on the history and analysis of political cartoons.
• Cartoons for the Classroom An extensive set of cartoon resources from the American Association of Editorial Cartoons.
• Creating a Jim Crow Political Cartoon Classroom Museum In this activity, students examine and create Jim Crow-related cartoons to help them understand the power of political satire in shaping popular opinion.
• Dr. Seuss Went to War: A Catalog of Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss For two years, 1941-1943, Theodor Geisel was the chief editorial cartoonist for the New York newspaper PM and drew more than 400 editorial cartoons.
• History Matters: Scholars in Action Analyze a Thomas Nast Cartoon with George Mason history professor Michael O’Malley.
• Lampooning Injustice: Paul Conrad’s Perspective on Civil Rights(PDF) This lesson explores the civil rights movement through an analysis of cartoons from the Los Angeles Times.
• Political Cartoon Analysis: Brown v. Board of Education This section of the Brown v. Board Landmark Case lesson focuses on political cartoons.
• Political Cartoons Illustrating Progressivism and the Election of 1912 This National Archives lesson plan focuses on cartoon analysis.

MLA Format:

Artist's Last Name, First Name. "Title if Any." Description label (Cartoon or Comic strip). Publication Name Day Month Year: Page

     number. Medium in which viewed (Print or Web).

Ex.:

Block, Herbert. "The American Scene." Cartoon. New York Times 1 Feb. 1942: E3. Web

APA Format:

APA does not list "cartoon" as a specific example in its manual, but here are some ways to approach it:

If found in an online periodical (ex., newspaper) or periodical database:

Cite as you would a periodical article, but include a description [Cartoon] after the title of the cartoon (if there is one). If the cartoon does not have a title then include [Cartoon] after the date.

Ex:

Block, H. (1942, February 1) The American scene. [Cartoon] New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

If retrieved through an online archive, such Herblock's History exhibition through the Library of Congress, indicate the name of the archive.

Ex:

Block, H. (1942, February 1) The American scene. [Cartoon] New York Times. Retrieved from the Library of Congress' Herblock's

     History Exhibition: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/

Thanks to harford Community College for this information on citations

More Library of Congress Resources

“Afflicting the Comfortable” Cartoonist Paul Conrad Puts Words Behind the Pictures.(Library of Congress Information Bulletin article)

American Cartoon Prints Link to more than 500 political prints made in America during the 18th and 19th centuries. Search the entire collection by subject or click on the terms “political cartoons” or “caricatures.”

Bill Mauldin: Beyond Willie and Joe This online presentation celebrates Mauldin’s life and features a selection of original cartoons spanning his career as a cartoonist.

The Cartoon Cartoonist Herb Block writes about the political cartoon as a communication method

 Humor’s Edge: Cartoons By Ann Telnaes View the online exhibition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

• Teachers Page: Woman’s Sphere Cartoon This suffrage cartoon is featured in the American Memory Timeline.