NEWS
"Lines with Power and Purpose: Editorial Cartoons” Special Exhibit Now Open
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2020
(HOBART, Okla.) – The General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum is proud to open “Lines with Power and Purpose: Editorial Cartoons,” a special exhibit featuring 51 original editorial cartoons from the nation’s great metropolitan newspapers during the Golden Age of print journalism. Included in the exhibit are six works from Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists as well as a station for visitors to create their own editorial cartoon. The exhibit will be showcased at the Museum now through Oct. 6.
Editorial cartoons have delivered political views and commentary, addressing issues through more palatable and amusing illustration, since the first half of the 20th century. When initially viewed, many can be interpreted as simple drawings; however, they frame major events and carry deeply-rooted opinions providing both comic relief and shaping opinions of the day’s headlines. Using tight construction, the editorial cartoonist presents a powerful distillation of political argument through a simple image and a few words or a short caption.
“This exhibit explores a truly fascinating form of communication,” said Scott Cumm, General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum manger. “One of the elements that I find most interesting is that each artist develops their own language, which is then taught to the reader. Since there is limited space, many symbols are used to depict concepts. For example, Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty are often used and symbolize concepts such as patriotism, nation and public interest.”
“Lines with Power and Purpose: Editorial Cartoons” includes works from Bruce Alexander Russell, Herbert Lawrence Block (Herblock), Charles G. Werner, C.D. Batchelor, Charles R. Macauley and Vaughan Shoemaker, all Pulitzer Prize winners, and works from many other cartoonists. This exhibition was organized by ExhibitsUSA, a program of the Mid-America Arts Alliance, and is curated by The Melton Gallery at the University of Central Oklahoma.
The General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, please visit TommyFranksMuseum.org.
The General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum was created as a historical foundation dedicated to telling the story of the United States military and education. Its mission is to advance the development of this world class leadership training institution and museum. For more information, visit TommyFranksMuseum.org.
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2020
(HOBART, Okla.) – The General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum is proud to open “Lines with Power and Purpose: Editorial Cartoons,” a special exhibit featuring 51 original editorial cartoons from the nation’s great metropolitan newspapers during the Golden Age of print journalism. Included in the exhibit are six works from Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists as well as a station for visitors to create their own editorial cartoon. The exhibit will be showcased at the Museum now through Oct. 6.
Editorial cartoons have delivered political views and commentary, addressing issues through more palatable and amusing illustration, since the first half of the 20th century. When initially viewed, many can be interpreted as simple drawings; however, they frame major events and carry deeply-rooted opinions providing both comic relief and shaping opinions of the day’s headlines. Using tight construction, the editorial cartoonist presents a powerful distillation of political argument through a simple image and a few words or a short caption.
“This exhibit explores a truly fascinating form of communication,” said Scott Cumm, General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum manger. “One of the elements that I find most interesting is that each artist develops their own language, which is then taught to the reader. Since there is limited space, many symbols are used to depict concepts. For example, Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty are often used and symbolize concepts such as patriotism, nation and public interest.”
“Lines with Power and Purpose: Editorial Cartoons” includes works from Bruce Alexander Russell, Herbert Lawrence Block (Herblock), Charles G. Werner, C.D. Batchelor, Charles R. Macauley and Vaughan Shoemaker, all Pulitzer Prize winners, and works from many other cartoonists. This exhibition was organized by ExhibitsUSA, a program of the Mid-America Arts Alliance, and is curated by The Melton Gallery at the University of Central Oklahoma.
The General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, please visit TommyFranksMuseum.org.
The General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum was created as a historical foundation dedicated to telling the story of the United States military and education. Its mission is to advance the development of this world class leadership training institution and museum. For more information, visit TommyFranksMuseum.org.