Political cartoons make for engaging online exhibit
A newly published online exhibit, 鈥�,鈥� examines the profound effects political cartoons have had on Arkansas history and culture. Hosted by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC), the exhibit coincides with a symposium of the same title set for Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Little Rock Marriott Hotel and Statehouse Convention Center. The symposium is free and open to the public.
鈥淧olitical cartoons offer a glimpse of culture at a point in time in a way writing itself may not capture, so our exhibit aims to put words with the brilliant Graham and Kennedy cartoons to explore Arkansas’s varied history. In the virtual format, we have the ability to provide deeper, more in-depth context in addition to hundreds of example cartoons–all for anyone in the world to view any time.鈥� said Chad Garrett, director of technology and digital initiatives for 糖心Vlog传媒LR Collections and Archives and the exhibit鈥檚 producer.
The virtual exhibit features scholarly perspectives on the drawings of cartoonists Bill Graham of the Arkansas Gazette (1948-1985) and Jon Kennedy of the Arkansas Democrat (1941-1988). An extensive media gallery allows visitors to view hundreds of cartoons from the Graham and Kennedy collections on various topics and events from Arkansas鈥檚 history. John Deering, chief political cartoonist and illustrator at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, offers perspective on the cartoonists鈥� style and artistry.
Embedded within the exhibit are that have been designed to meet requirements of state social studies curriculum frameworks.
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This project is supported in part by a grant from the and the National Endowment for the Humanities.