How Do You Learn More About The History Of Cartoons?
Cartoons are a venue for artists to relate their humorous interpretation of the world around them. Cartoons can be funny or vicious and cover the political or social mores of society at large. Cartoons often use animals to represent humans, and can be caricature; which mocks a particular person or group of people; or satire, which makes fun of a custom, style or some other daily event in our lives. Today, cartoons are found in many publications including magazines, history books, comic books, Internet sites and newspapers. Buy books on the history of cartoons. Cartoons have been popular since the 1800s and rare cartoons can be as valuable today as modern or representational art. Visit museums specializing in cartoons. Mort Walker, the artist who created Beetle Bailey, started a museum many years ago which is being moved to New York and has been renamed the National Cartoon Museum. Check out the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in New York and the
