Burges Green Cartoons, 1949-1970

Summary

Creator:
Green, Burges.
Abstract:
Over 4,800 original editorial cartoons drawn for the Providence Journal.
Extent:
21.25 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Burges Green Cartoons

Background

Scope and content:

The Burges Green Cartoons consist entirely of editorial cartoons documenting national, international and local politics.

The Cartoons series contains approximately 4,845 original editorial cartoons from 1949 to 1970 and one proof.

Items typically measure 12 1/4" x 17 1/2". Green worked in ink, primarily on Craftint paper. Traces of pencil are visible; captions and date information appear in blue pencil. Green's style emphasized thin lines and little shading; a limited number of cartoons feature crayon shading.

Biographical / historical:

Burges Green (1912-1981) was an American editorial cartoonist.

Green was born June 16, 1912 and was the nephew of U.S. Senator Theodore Green of Rhode Island. Green worked for the Providence Journal as editorial cartoonist until 1970. He also illustrated "American Literature in Parody: A Collection of Parody, Satire and Literary Burlesque of American Writers Past and Present" (Twayne 1955)

Green died in June 1981.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Providence Journal Company , 1970.

Access and use

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Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Burges Green Cartoons

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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