"Caricature and Other Comic Art in All Times and Many Lands" by James Parton is a journey through the ages, spotlighting the lively world of caricature and comic art in many different civilizations. It reveals how artists from Rome and Greece to Egypt and India used humor and satire to mirror and critique human nature and their societies. From drawings on walls to pictures on pots, the book uncovers how these artists found ways to make fun of everyone, even gods and royalty by demonstrating that comic art is a practice that stands the test of time and transcends cultures.
Caricature and Other Comic Art in All Times and Many Lands.
By James Parton
Uncover how artists across history used wit and humor to poke fun at the powerful and reflect the absurdities of life in ways that still resonate today.
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About the AuthorJames Parton was an English-born American biographer who wrote books on the lives of Horace Greeley, Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Voltaire, and contributed three biographies to Eminent Women of the Age.
James Parton was an English-born American biographer who wrote books on the lives of Horace Greeley, Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Voltaire, and contributed three biographies to Eminent Women of the Age.
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