The Printed Image: A graphic portrait of America, Part 2 ; 12 Nov. 2007.

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The Printed Image: A graphic portrait of America, Part 2 ; 12 Nov. 2007.

Author describes the importance of printmaking and prints to history; discusses selected prints and images as it relates to American history; includes brief biography of John James Audubon; majority of paper devoted to Thomas Nast; discusses and includes a biography of Thomas Nast, an American political cartoonist; emphasizes Nast depiction of Columbia during the Reconstruction era; discusses Doug Marlette, another political cartoonist; provides biography on Marlette.

47 sheets.

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Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

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Naturalist, ornithologist, and artist, known for his Birds of America. From the description of Letters received, 1831-1853. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56506202 Audubon was an American artist and ornithologost. From the guide to the John James Audubon letters and drawings, 1805-1892 (inclusive), 1805-1847 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John James Audubon was a painter and ornithologist. Born in ...

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

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Cartoonist, artist, lecturer, and later diplomat; of Morristown, N.J.; died in Ecuador while he was serving as American consul-general. From the description of Papers, 1850s-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70939185 German-born American cartoonist; contributed to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York Illustrated News, and Harper's Weekly; traveled to Europe in 1860; lived in New York City and Morristown, N.J.; appointed consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1902 where...

Saunders, Boyd

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Artist specializing in etchings; associate professor, Dept. of Art, University of South Carolina; honored as Printmaker Emeritus of the Southern Graphics Council in 2002. From the description of Familiar tracks: a circular journey, 2002 Sept. 9 ; [typescript] / by Boyd Saunders. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 56984717 ...

Marlette, Doug, 1949-2007

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Cartoonist and author, Doug Marlette (1949- ), of Hillsborough, N.C., created the nationally syndicated comic strip "Kudzu" in May 1981. His political cartoons and other work has appeared in major newspapers and news magazines. Marlette has also been involved in numerous other projects including "Kudzu, A Southern Musical," the musical adaptation of his comic strip, which he wrote in collaboration with Jack Herrick and Bland Simpson of the Red Clay Ramblers. Marlette won the Pulitzer Prize for E...