Gillray
Britishnoun
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As art historian Constance McPhee writes, British cartoonists like Gillray “manipulated size and dress to symbolically deflate a threatening military opponent, and produced an image that communicates so effortlessly, we often forget it was invented.”
From National Geographic ● Nov. 22, 2023
In the 18th century, cartoonists such as James Gillray lampooned British politicians and royalty with an irreverence — even viciousness — that shocked many European visitors.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
Here, the collection will include political satirical cartoons — many from 18th century artist James Gillray — as well as an early strip of “Flash Gordon” from Alex Raymond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2019
“He’s the most fierce, the most biting of all the English satirists,” Bober says of Gillray.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2018
As Gillray retires from the field several other clever artists stand ready to take his place, and chief among them Rowlandson.
From The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature by Frederic Taber Cooper
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