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Cartooning Texas: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art in the Lone Star State
Exhibit
Incisive summaries of our history appear daily in newspapers in the form of political cartoons. This exhibit uses political cartoons to traverse a century in the life of our state.
Selected cartoons representing ten decades of political life in Texas. Based on a traveling exhibition created by Maury Forman and Robert A. Calvert, this exhibit reminds us that events of great concern can vanish from memory in a few short years--only to resurface again and again.
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Panel topics include:
- Perils and rewards of woman suffrage
- Governor vs. legislature
- Governors vs. University
- Opposition to labor unions
- Land speculators
- Insurance scandals
- Billie Sol Estes
- Sharpstown Bank Scandal
- No-pass/no-play
- Collapse of Texas banking industry
- Defense cuts
- Ann Richards
Exhibit format
Freestanding display in 10 panels (5 two-sided units) uses 37 cartoons printed in black & white, framed behind plexiglas. Panels are 26" wide x 38" high and attach to wooden poles to stand 68" high.
Shipping weight (2 fiber cases): 100 lbs.
Floor space required: 5' x 10'
Supplemental materials
- A book with a compilation of cartoons and explanations of the encapsulated stories. Written and edited by Maury Forman and Robert A. Calvert, published by Texas A&M University Press. 1 copy free with exhibit
Optional materials (available on request)
- VHS Video
- Lone Star: Politics, Texas Style
- The Texas Experience