February 25, 2012

"Caricature is the most evanescent and pedantic of the visual arts."

It's hard to look back.

Posted by Ann Althouse at 6:44 AM
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4 comments:

Bob Ellison said...

The comment section here is so lonely. I feel like a vandal, coming here to post drivel on a blog item that doesn't interest me. Oh, well.

2/25/12, 9:38 AM
edutcher said...

Actually, caricature is one of those, "Tell us what you REALLY think", things.

You can get a real feeling for the temper of a time - the Civil War, for example - looking at caricatures of the famous and infamous.

2/25/12, 10:05 AM
Wince said...

I dabbled in caricature at one time.

I found being able to draw only stick figures so limiting, however.

2/25/12, 11:33 AM
Anonymous said...

I found being able to draw only stick figures so limiting, however.

You never know. Sometimes that can work out.

2/25/12, 11:48 AM

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