ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Analyzing the Stylistic Choices of Political Cartoonists
Contains plans for four to five 50-minute lessons about analyzing political cartoons. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contains links to PDF handouts and links to sites used in the lessons as...
Library of Congress
Loc: Herblock's History of Political Cartoons
Outstanding online exhibition featuring the works of political cartoonist, Herb Block,the creator of the phrase "McCarthyism." Spanning seventy years, this exhibit of over one hundred of his works shows why this Pulitzer Prize winner was...
Library of Congress
Loc: Bill Mauldin
This online testimonial praises the works of Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin, who passed away in 2003. After reading his biography, view this fantastic collection of some of his greatest works.
Library of Congress
Loc: Edmund Valtman
This Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist was a specialist of the Cold war era having actually lived in the USSR at the time. View some of his most famous cartoons in this online exhibit.
Library of Congress
Loc: Oliphant's Anthem
A Library of Congress online exhibition of Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist, Pat Oliphant. View over sixty cartoons and see why he is known as one of the most influential editorial cartoonists in America.
Library of Congress
Loc: Editorial Cartoons by Ann Telnaes
An exhibit at the Library of Congress tracing the career of Pulitzer prize-winning political cartoonist Ann Telnaes.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Incredible Artists
A massive collection of web links to artists categorized by art collections, cartoonists, black artists, female artists, male artists, ethnic artists, and native artists.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Chuck Jones
Biography of Chuck Jones, chronicles his life and career as a cartoonist and producer of animated films. With interviews, photos and text.
Other
Newseum: Political Cartoons of David Horsey
After reading some brief biographical information on editorial cartoonist David Horsey, check out the gallery of his original cartoons from the year 1999.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: Thomas Nast
Thomas Nast was the first influential American political cartoonist. Read about his transformation from an illustrator of the Civil War to one who took on Boss Tweed and the corruption of Tammany Hall.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Walt Disney
One-page profile of influential innovator, Walt Disney, a cartoonist whose vision and ideas created an entertainment empire that includes Disneyland and animated movies.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: James (Grover) Thurber
This site provides a general biography of James Thurber (1894-1961 CE), American writer and cartoonist. Content includes a long list of selected works and various quotes.
Kentucky Educational Television
Kentucky Educational Television: Kentuckians in the Arts
Profiles of Kentuckians involved with the arts provides information about arts-related jobs and pursuits. Positions covered range from professors and graphic designers to cartoonists and sculptors.
Indiana University
Indiana University: The War of 1812
This site examines the work of two early American political cartoonists, who first came to prominence during the War of 1812: William Charles and William Elmes.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: William Gropper
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, William Gropper is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his cartoonist and social realism paintings.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Boardman Robinson
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Boardman Robinson is described here along with information on his contributions to art as a cartoonist and illustrator.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Saul Steinberg
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Saul Steinberg is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work as a cartoonist.
Syracuse University
Draw Your Own Conclusions: Political Cartooning Then & ?
Take a look at how wars and politics from the 1860s through the 1960s were drawn by some of the nation's most influential humorists and cartoonists.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Libraries:drawing From Life: Caricatures and Cartoons
A website dedicated to displaying a selection of political cartoons and caricatures from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes biographies of many famous cartoonists and commentaries on the cartoonist's style and interests.
Library of Congress
Loc: Cartoon Cornucopia: J. Arthur Wood, Jr., Collection
The Library of Congress offers a digitized collection of caricature, cartoon, and animated art. The collection is searchable and short histories of cartoonists, types of cartoons, and animation are included.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Chicago Tribune Cartoons
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Hunkins Experiments
Hunkin's Experiments
This amazing website provides access to 200 exciting experiments from cartoonist, broadcaster, and engineer, Tim Hunkin. Each experiment is categorized and illustrated.
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Art to the People Albert Hahn
From the exhibit at the International Institute of Social History, "Art to the People", the work of the Dutch Socialist cartoonist Albert Hahn, is examined with descriptions and images.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: The Gulf Oil Disaster
Multi-media lesson plan includes a video, PowerPoint, and handouts from which students explore the issues raised by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster and interpret political cartoons and the cartoonist's message.