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Edward Williams Clay (April 17, 1799 – December 31, 1857 [1]) was an American artist, illustrator and political cartoonist. [2] He created the notoriously racist collection of lithographs titled Life in Philadelphia. [3] [4] He was also a notable comic strip pioneer. [5]
War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars, the films included here are films set in the period from 1775 or at the beginning of the Age of Revolution and until various Empires hit roadblock in 1914, after lengthy arms race for several years.
Clay and Robinson established the tradition of American political satire through cartoon. [12] The cartoons were usually presented as pictorial metaphors with the cartoon's impact being determined by the portrayal of the figures. [13] Robinson's work was sympathetic to the Whig Party, [5] and he was open about his biases. But he worked ...
Settlers during the American Revolution. They are raided by a combined force of British, Loyalist, and Indian raiders. 1776: 1972: 1776: A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence. The Crossing: 2000: 1776: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and the ...
The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0307957207. Nevins, Allan. A Century of Political Cartoons: Caricature in the United States from 1800 to 1900 (1944). Press, Charles. The Political Cartoon (1981). Scully, Richard. Eminent Victorian Cartoonists, 3 vols. London: Political Cartoon ...
A compelling illustration of national level politics in the United States at the close of the Mexican-American War. Political cartoon depicts a man in military uniform sitting atop a pile of skulls, which could represent either Zachary Taylor or Winfield Scott during the presidential primary race of 1848.
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At the 1848 presidential election, the Barnburners left the Democratic Party, refusing to support presidential nominee Lewis Cass. They joined with other anti-slavery groups, predominantly the abolitionist Liberty Party and some anti-slavery Conscience Whigs from New England and the Midwest , to form the Free Soil Party .