Cartoons (WWI)

Armistice Cartoon (American Legion Weekly, 1919)

A cartoon that appeared in an American veterans magazine on the first anniversary marking the last day of W.W. I. What is especially amusing is the satirical depiction of American combat officers and the last frame, which fully supports the thesis of Joseph E. Persico’s book, 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour that the American Army was on the attack all the way up to the bitter end.

Kultur (The New York Times, 1915)

During the course of the Great War, few German terms delighted English speaking cartoonists more than the word kultur -which is the Teutonic word for civilization or cultural progress. Prior to being picked up by the New York Times, this cartoon originally appeared in a London magazine called, The Sketch, and was drawn by W. Heath Robinson (dates?).

The German Occupation of Manhattan (Vanity Fair Magazine, 1916)

The famed Conde Nast illustrator from days of old, Ann Fish, assumed the nom de guerre, Hello in order to impart to her well-fed audience the terror of German Prussianism. In this cartoon, she illustrated what a German invasion of Manhattan would look like.

Rea Irvin and the New York Home Front (Vanity Fair Magazine, 1915)

This cartoon pokes fun at the high cost of being charitable. Throughout much of World War One there was always the problem of what to do with the growing number of refugees and orphans -and the answer was never cheap. This drawing reveals a different Rea Irvin, but the drawing style for which he would be remembered is clearly emerging.

Five French Cartoons (La Baionnette, 1916)

Five remarkable color cartoons from France. Modern Satirical art at this time was exceptional. KEY WORDS: La Baionette 1914-1918,Cartoons 1916,French Cartoon 1916,Modern Satirical Art 1914-1918,Satiric Art 1916,Crown-Prince Wilhelm Cartoon 1916.

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An Anti-Interventionist Cartoon (The Masses, 1917)

The socialist New York magazine The Massesstyle=border:none maintained that the 1914 – 1918 war in Europe was not a concern for Americans and this is a great cartoon by the cartoonist Cornelia Barns (1888 – 1941) to illustrate the point; Barns was also one of the magazine’s editors.