THE ART OF THE CARTOON PART 1

[@InyasArt]

Thank the Universe a these videos exist! Thanks, Pete!

[@satishkavitkar]

Great task

[@MadWolfMike]

Great stuff! Just happened upon your channel. Really appreciate all this relatively obscure info about Illustrators and cartoonists from prior generations... Thanks so much for putting all this together! Excellent work!

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your apprciation of the channel I hope you'll watch at least some of the others.

[@greggoreo6738]

P.s. music -- absolutely whimsical. Most Appropriate. BRAVO!

[@greggoreo6738]

Speaking as a cartoon, since i am a cartoonist and the embodiment of all cartoons -- I thank You fot a Long Over due acknowledgement to we the comic strip IMAGES and real living examples. Respectfully submitted for your consideration Gregg Oreo Long Beach CA Etats Unis

[@MyRainbowangel]

Another wonderful and informative video. Have you ever pitch your work to the bbc. In my humble opinion your work would make a great addition to their BBC 2 or 4 arts content. Thanks again

[@ponyproductionsfilms]

I remember Hoffman’s book. The showed the book on the first day of Grad School’s picture book seminar when I was studying for an MFA in writing books for children and young adults.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your comment.

[@pprehn5268]

As a history B.A. Teacher, this is a fascinating window into culture. I watch every one and they always add a positive touch.🦄

[@sassytoonsball-ruck58]

👏👏👏👏 Loved this “cartooning” topic - remember reading (maybe back in college) “cartooning is the adolescent of art” ( or similar) - which I of course took issue with ... particularly enjoyed and kind of felt validated by the history of cartooning🙌

[@petebeard]

When I was working in illustration I lost count of the number of times people expected to pay much less for a cartoon than for a 'proper' illustration. This was bad for my blood pressure.

[@michaels7889]

Wish I could have attended your lectures. Absorbing!

[@petebeard]

Thanks again and I'm proud to say that although some students were beyond reach I did get a generally favourable reaction. It made a somewhat unpleasant job that much more bearable.

[@AbbieSTABBY]

Honestly, discovering your channel through a recommendation from my other half has been absolutely joyous. I’m learning so much from every upload!

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation and please give my good wishes to your other half too.

[@nuomation]

Had no idea how back the rich story of cartoons go! Thanks for this Pete.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for the comment and subscription. I enjoyed watching your reel and I hpe you are getting plenty of work in these competitive times.

[@nuomation]

@@petebeard thank you so much, it means a lot coming from you! Luckily there is plenty of work from all around the world. This year I will finish transitioning from motion graphics to more traditional animation style and I am getting a lot of inspiration from your videos.

[@jascha9033]

Great video! Thanks a lot for putting these videos together. My only point of critique: The music is too loud and distracts from the narration.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks. Regarding the sound balance I struggle with this aspect as I'm fairly deaf. But later videos are better balanced I'm told and you can always use the subtitles.

[@rodmacleod2790]

Wonderful coverage of early humor magazines. Great to see Phil May's contributions to Punch, but I hope you've covered his early discovery by Australia's Bulletin magazine where he developed his style for three years before moving back to Britain. Also the work of Hop who was similarly headhunted from America to work on the Bulletin alongside May. There is a great little cartoon of them drawing each other that I have seen. Wonderful coverage of cartoonists and black and white artists- a great website. If you haven't covered the Bulletin yet there are a number of great cartoonists including Norman Lindsay, Fred Leist and Mahoney. Great work.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. I covered Phil may in more deatil in the unsung heroes series, and I've also featured Lindsay in another. And Will Dyson is in the pipeline. The others I'd never heard of previously so thanks for the tip-off. I'll investigate...

[@markatherton7848]

Most enjoyable series; thank you, and best wishes from New Zealand.

[@petebeard]

Hello from one depressing lockdown country to another. But I'm glad you are enjoying the channel content. I really hope this isn't the new normal...

[@el2themeck]

Just wanted to say thanks again for making these! Great inspiration

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your apprciation of the channel.

[@rustedwrenchrestorationwor9779]

Great video! I was delighted at the mention of both Eugene "Zim" Zimmerman and CE Toles. Both are from my area. Our historical society maintains Zim's home in a state very much like it was in the 1930s when he died. It includes a vast collection of his art. Zimmerman was an influence on Toles and helped him get started. I think Toles would have become a legend if he hadn't died so young. There were so many mentioned here I didn't know about. Well researched! I think I also spotted the origins of W.C. Fields character.

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of the video. Being British I wasn't aware of Zimmerman (and many others) until I started researching for my various videos. And then I discovered Puck and Judge magazine and was overwhelmed by the graphic talents of their contributors. In fact Zim features in the first 'unsung heroes of illustration' I ever made and lots of his contemporaries have followed in later instalments. I would have liked to include Toles but couldn't find enough information or visual material to enable me to do so. I hope you'll continue to find videos that are of interest to you.

[@geraldinerodriguez6290]

Your videos are so well researched and entertaining. Please continue.

[@petebeard]

Hello and many thanks for your appreciation of the channel. And I have every intention of making more as there is still a dauntingly long list of others to be made. So fingers crossed I don't get hit by a bus or other calamity any time soon...

[@morenofranco9235]

ANOTHER Good One! As always, thank you, Pete.

[@petebeard]

Hello and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@heikep4906]

So much information in just 14 min. Great. And I like the way you use the music.

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot. It's always good to know that viewers appreciate the content.

[@bluehuenew]

This is great! Love the series :)

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for your positive reaction to the channel.

[@AlissasCouch]

Very interesting stuff thank you for posting :)

[@petebeard]

Thanks a lot for your appreciation.

[@dougwallis5078]

I would disagree with the statement about his portraiture being "ok," his portraits show a wide-ranging understanding of the personality of each subject. He all but captures, twinkle in their eyes! Thank you for your hard work on this mini-documentary.

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the comment but you don't say which illustrator you're referring to - so I can't comment.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

It would be funny if Easter Island sculptures were just collectibes inspired by an ancient cartoon.

[@janestokes123]

Pete, Thanks so much for this; I will be using it for my Introduction to Illustration class at UEL.Great stuff. Jane

[@petebeard]

Hi Jane Thanks for your comment - it's nice to be appreciated. As you can see these videos aren't exactly viral

[@A0A4ful]

@@petebeard Well, Pete, there are still people like us which look forward to good content. Never mind those million/multi million views 'viral videos' which are largely hollow/shallow/fluffy-flaky chewing gum stuff. Are all those British-US references you used still preserved in its original/copied formats with institutions like the Library of Congress, or some such?

[@joxer96]

Outstanding! Thank you so much!

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot for the positive comment.

[@johannsmithe2570]

6:45 "Lear was to the cartoon, what Picasso would later be to art". Pretty profound 'Picasso da Cartoonist' puts twentieth century art more in perspective. *Thanks* for another excellent video (Miscellaneous, 7:14 as a yung' kid, before I could read, the baker reminded me of Oliver Hardy. Couldn't understand why he was putting people in an oven. Now, it reminds me of Maurice Sendak. 8:40 Sloper as a precursor to W.C. Fields. 13:26 Bearded guy, upper left panel, Art Crumb's Mr. Natural.) .. and lasty, an emotional plea For the love of all that is good and pure Philippians 4:8 Avoid tags, throw-ups, pieces and hipster gentrifying mural graffiti. Los Angeles Pachos and Cholos script tag writing and prison tattoos, your call. Kidding ... as most would fall under typography anyway.

[@petebeard]

Hello again and thanks a lot for your comment and insights into the video content. I shouldn't say it but I was rather proud of the Picasso analogy. And I wouldn't worry about the stuff you warn against - I avoid the unpleasant present anyway, and loathe graffiti and tattoos in particular.

[@johannsmithe2570]

Then, henceforth let it be stated (imo) ... one Sr. Pablo Picasso was a graffitist.

[@sarahloscalzo2416]

Wonderful work, Pete, much appreciated!!

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot. It's always good to know viewers are getting something from the videos.

[@coreymasoy7034]

Great episode ❗💯👍

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks a lot.

[@artmedic4433]

Thanks for this video.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks. I hope you'll watch others on the channel too.

[@wynnschaible]

Excellent and informative! (as usual) And do I see Crumb's "Mr. Natural" in the top panel at 13:23?

[@leonardosolis903]

Milton Caniff,Alex Raymond, etc.please

[@sassytoonsball-ruck58]

Took a quick break from my binging “unsung hero’s of illustration” - 🥰🤗

[@randymoore4027]

It appears that Thomas Nast has been overlooked...

[@petebeard]

Guilty.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

It would be funny if all ancient drawings were just cartoonists making comics for hire. This would explain why we do not see any Egyptian drawings carved on stone on how to build pyramids. It is not like engineering books would be written in cartoon format.

[@junelobo5285]

I remember seeing that thumb cutting story from family guy 😅

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for the comment. But I must confess I have no idea what you are referring to.

[@ivorytower99]

Oh, I most definitely have-to subscribe to this channel!~ I'd absolutely love a segment on Cruikshank.

[@petebeard]

With hindsight I realise that I rather short-changed Cruikshank and his contemporaries. Always a problem trying to fit so much information into a short space of time. Maybe I'll find an excuse to g back to them in more detail.

[@mijiyoon5575]

👍👍🎬🎬👍👍🎬🎬👍👍

[@richardcrowson9265]

This is wonderfully informative and so well done and well paced. But, as a (now retired) 45-year editorial cartoonist, I must say I was a bit astounded at the omission of Thomas Nast, the "Father of Editorial Cartooning." Otherwise, I loved this. But still scratching my head...

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the comment, and you are absolutely right about this sin of omission. Unfortunately when making videos such as this many more illustrators are inevitably left out than are included. One point in my defence though - on this side of the Atlantic his name doesn't reonate to the same degree as in the USA as we have quite a few of our own who could lay claim to that particular title. Nevertheless mea culpa. And if you are the Richard Crowson of the website Richard Crowson Art I've just spent some time very agreeably looking at and admiring some of your work. All art though - where are the cartoons?

[@richardcrowson9265]

@@petebeard - anyhow, there is a bunch of stuff here that I hadn't seen before, even though I've researched and lectured extensively on the history of (editorial) cartooning. Really appreciated this.

[@petebeard]

@@richardcrowson9265 Hi again, and your appreciation as a practitioner and exponent is very welcome. Nice to make your acquaintance.

[@johannsmithe2570]

On the second time around. Ironically, Pablo Picasso read the "Katzenjammer Kids" (Wilhelm Busch's "Max & Moritz") when Gertude Stein gave him the Sunday comic supplement. * Later, Rudolph Dirks and other American cartoonists invited Picasso along with modern European artists to their 1913 Amory Exhibition in New York City. In effect shooting themselves in the foot by introducing them to the American public who brought proportionately more of the European pieces over theirs. 5:54 Der Struwwelzer, Tim Burton's "Edward Scissor Hands". New word of the day for me: Bilderbogen *Thanks* for your presentations So, if Lear:Picasso as cartoon:painting then, cartoon:illustration as illustration:painting? Kidding, so much for pseudo Lewis Carroll's Boolean Logic. P.s. seems to be a 20th century trait, Picasso liked the "Katzenjammer Kids" when all along it was based on the European "Max & Moritz. Then, Americans tried to emulate Picasso when the "Katzenjammer Kids" were American. Go figure * from Tad Suiter's Society of Illustrators lecture "Katzenjammer Kids go to the Amory Show"

[@petebeard]

Thanks for another engrossing series of thoughts to unravel. And the Dirks brothers are about to feature in a couple of instalment's time.

[@johannsmithe2570]

@@petebeard All right, that should be interesting. Perhaps, include a flow-chart for the viewers .. Randolph Hearst, New York Journal Joseph Publitzer, New York World Down in Hogan Alley Yellow Kid Wilhelm Busch Max & Moritz Rudolph Dirks Gus Dirks The Katzenjammer Kids Hans & Fitz World World I The Captain and the Kids The Katzenjammer Kids H.H. Kerr The Finehammer Twins The Shenanigan Kids Dinglehoofer und His Dog Ash Can Group 1913 Amory Show John Dirks ... as an guide.

[@johannsmithe2570]

@@petebeard ... btw, representing British cartoonists at the 1913 Amory Show hanging next to Picasso and other European artists was ... wait for it ... 'Wriggle Much' Herbert E. Crowley 😏

[@petebeard]

Crowler was a particularly strange case, and he'll be featuring soon. I'm considering lumping him in with other significant 'weirdos' such as Mahlon Blaine but I may just let him sit among more conventional illustrators. Decisions, decisions...

[@petebeard]

Hello and the depth and bredth of your knowledge and connections made never ceases to amaze me. I suppose I should be flattered that you don't seem to have noticed just how superficial my work is (or are too polite to say). I actually make a conscious effort - not that it takes much doing - to not explore context and tangential information. I'll leave that to proper scholars and writers of books. I'm happy letting the viewer make their own connections - and you are the master of that.

[@Miyaa_Art]

very useful content. but the background music is annoying! it is too laud.

[@petebeard]

Hello and you could try turning the sound down or off and using the subtitles.

[@OracleIllumis]

You need to re upload this with the music a little lower

[@petebeard]

I know, but sadly l lost all the original files, and I can't face climbing the same mountain again.

[@amrutanjan969]

♥️

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

It would be funny if ancients had advanced Da Vinci like arts, but only cartoons survived.

[@petebeard]

Hello and thanks for your amusing series of speculations. In my book Egyptian wall paintings are the start of the comic strip.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

@@petebeard The greatest loss happened at the Alexandria library when a guy disobeyed the warning about not smoking. Had you been in that library you may have found previous issues of your comic strip.

[@josepablolunasanchez1283]

@@petebeard Want to see how far a speculation can go? Let's start ludicrous amusing mode. You forgot to mention the comics of Atlantis. Atlantis was located at the Richat structure in Mauritania, and an asteroid fell on Greenland 13000 years ago, triggering seismic activity in the mediterranean and lifted the lakes in central Africa, causing a flood of mud you still can see from space. People in Atlantis had computers and electronic money and digital comics. But after 13000 years their computers became rust and dust and all their money and all their PDF comics were lost. They could have saved some comics if they had flying carpets, but they outsourced them to the middle east because there was cheap labor there. So the factory was there, and the flood did not allow enough time for customs to deliver the carpets. Atlantis was lost because of bureaucracy. There has been no interest in exploring where Atlantis was, because the Federal Reserve does not want people to find any rival currency from an ancient superpower. This is a sample of how stupidly amusing I can write. Next time you want to hire someone to write the most ludicrous but believable rubbish, I may be available during my spare time for the job. LOL!!

[@ernestitoe]

It isn't background music if it's so loud it's hard to hear the narration.

[@petebeard]

Sorry about that. My poor hearing means that it all sounds like it's coming from next door, so I struggled for quite a while to get an appropriate balance on some videos early on. My best (only) suggestion is to turn the sound down or off and use the subtitles.

[@ernestitoe]

@@petebeard Thank you.

[@Dismythed]

"The Yellow Kid" was named such for his race, who were called "yellows" at the time, amomg other things, just like Native Americans were called "redskins" in contrast to "whites" and "blacks". His attire was colored yellow to emphasize his race and perhaps to avoid confusion among younger audiences.

[@petebeard]

Hello. I don't know where you got your information but it's wrong. You obviously aren't aware that the kid had a name - Mickey Dugan. Not the most oriental of names. His shaved head was a reference to headlice - rampant in the slums. I really don't mind being corrected but only when I've made a mistake. Really, not everything is about race.

[@Dismythed]

@@petebeard Interesting. I think I may have filled in the blanks when I heard about it as a kid. I was certain he was associated with the Chinese laundrymen. Apologies for the mistake. I suppose I should have looked it up. Weird how the mind fills in missing pieces.

[@petebeard]

Hi again. I've lost count of the number of times I've realised that things I took for granted have turned out not to be the case. I'm sure my videos are littered with inaccuracies but you can only go off what's already been written, and some of that is decidedly shaky.

[@clivelumbers2954]

Music to loud which spoiled it for me.

[@petebeard]

Sorry about that. I'm fairly deaf and I stuggled to get a decent balance, so quite a few of the earlier videos have music that's a bit intrusive. Best suggestion is to turn the sound down/off and use subtitles.

[@cartoonmark75]

Eugene Zimmerman aka Zim

[@petebeard]

Hello and yes he was a remarkable talent.

[@klarabildschirm537]

It’s spoken simplitsissimus, not -kissymus

[@petebeard]

Thanks for the correction. Next time I have occasion to use the word I can pronounce it correctly.

[@johannsmithe2570]

Kissymus is pronounced "Kiss my ... er, grits" where I'm from. (sorry, datz added nothing to the comments) 😁

[@petebeard]

Actually on reflection I'm sticking with the way I pronounce it as it is a latin word and thats how it's pronounced in latin. If I was German I would of course pronounce it as you suggest.

[@petebeard]

Hello and I've decided I'm going to continue to pronounce this latin word in latin. How Germans pronounce it is their business.