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Sara Jordan Songs That Teach: Cartooning Lessons
This resource features five cartooning lessons to students learn how to draw cartoons.
Library of Congress
Loc: Veteran's History Project: The Art of War
The stories of wars told through artwork. The photographs, drawings, cartoons, paintings, etc. tell the stories of World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam.
Library of Congress
Loc: Cartoon America
includes political illustrations, gag cartoons, Online collection that includes comic strips, illustrations, animation, and caricature.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Libraries:drawing From Life: Caricatures and Cartoons
A website dedicated to displaying a selection of political cartoons and caricatures from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes biographies of many famous cartoonists and commentaries on the cartoonist's style and interests.
Other
Access Art: Drawing Together
This site is designed to encourage young students to make storyboards and animate their artwork.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Drawing Political Cartoons: How Do They Convey Messages About Current Events?
In this 9-12 lesson, young scholars will analyze cartoon drawings to create an original political cartoon based on current events. Students will apply both factual knowledge and interpretive skills to determine the values, conflicts, and...
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Uncle Fred: Draw and Color
This site shows children step-by-step how to draw many different "Cartoony," characters created by Fred Lasswell.
Library of Congress
Loc: Stagestruck! Performing Arts Caricatures
A short overview of the coming of age of the caricature during the early twentieth century. Exhibition was in the Library of Congress Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon from November 1998 to April 1999.
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Haring Kids
This site is dedicated to pop artist Keith Haring and it's all done in the style of his cartoon drawings. There are links Keith's biography, coloring pages, games, lessons, and more!
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Art Lesson Plans
The main page for this site's section on lesson plans. It describes how to build an art lesson plan and has links to lesson collections for all grade bands, for substitute teachers, integration with drama, cartoon drawing, assessment,...
California State University
Cartoon Creation
In this lesson plan show them a clip of one of their favorites and then show them how to make their own cartoon animation. Simple and fun for everyone.
History is Fun
Jan Brett: How to Draw a Hedgehog
A quick and simple way to draw a cute hedgehog by Jan Brett. Use the basic concept to make your own!
Library of Congress
Loc: Monstrous Craws & Character Flaws
This Library of Congress exhibition overview shows a representative example of cartoons and caricatures from the late 18th century to present time.
Other
News Art: Pope John Paul Ii
This site contains links to drawings of Pope John Paul II that have been used in newspapers. Many political cartoons.
Syracuse University
Draw Your Own Conclusions: Political Cartooning Then & ?
Take a look at how wars and politics from the 1860s through the 1960s were drawn by some of the nation's most influential humorists and cartoonists.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Water Babies Jessie Willcox Smith
An exhibition of The Water-Babies illustations by Jessie Willcox Smith. Originally shown in the Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon Library of Congress June through September 1999.
Crayola
Crayola: The Power to Change
Is a picture worth a thousand words? Use art to make a point with a political cartoon.
Read Works
Read Works: Not So Loony Toons
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how political cartoonists use symbolism, exaggeration, humor, and caricature to comment on current events. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing...
Library of Congress
Loc: Caroline and Erwin Swann Memorial Exhibition Overview
Library of Congress online exhibition overview of the Swann Memorial Exhibition which presents political and historical images, such as caricatures, political cartoons, animation art and illustrations that have the power to evoke...
Library of Congress
Loc: Herblock's Gift
An overview of Herb Block's Editorial Cartoons which were gifted to the Library of Congress. The archive includes records, clippings, photographs and various articles as well as 14,000 original drawings.
Rudiments of Wisdom
Rudiments of Wisdom: How to Make an Animated Film
Learn about film animation in a unique way. All information and instructions are done with cartoon drawings.
Library of Congress
Loc: Arthur Szyk: Artist for Freedom
A great biographical site on the caricaturist and cartoonist Arthur Szyk (1894-1951 CE). There are nice images of religious, war, political and personal caricatures.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Detective: Drawing
Cartoon drawing of a Sherlock-like detective.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Raven in Flight
Cartoon drawing of a raven taking off in flight.