Course Details
9202: Cartooning: The Lost Art
February 10-13
1:45 PM -
3:15 PM
In-Person
Cartoons were once the province of newspapers and candy stores. Some cartoonists are forgettable, but others rank with the great illustrators. We will discuss the following: (1) political/editorial cartoons, (2) cartoon strips, (3) comic books, and (4) sports cartoons. Among the artists we will touch upon are illlustrators Nathan Pyle and his disciples, editorial cartoonists from Nast through Herblock to Handlesman, comic strips from Yellow Kid through Mike Doonesbury, comic book artists focusing on superheroes, and sports cartoonists, specifically Willard Mullin. You will see that these genres inform, challenge, and pull at emotions, from sadness to joy.
Class Type: Lecture and Discussion
Class Format: In-Person
Hours of Reading: Less than 1 hour/session
Study Group Leader(s):
Robert LaRossaBob LaRossa studied molecular biology at Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Stanford prior to being employed at DuPont for 34 years, rising to the rank of research fellow. LaRossa is also a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and continues to review manuscripts for the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. LaRossa has written extensively in the scientific and patent literature.