Comments on: Stars of Political Cartooning - Oliver Harrington

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Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:13:43 +0000

[...] Claude McKay and cartoonist Ollie Harrington also found exile from a hostile America behind the Iron Curtain. Harrington was a very gifted [...]

By: T.

T. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:33:47 +0000

Great stuff. I'm quite impressed. Those are some great, stinging critiques of America from a leftist.

By: Larry Bush

Larry Bush — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:47:33 +0000

Thank you, Ajit. That is quite a caption.

Outstanding stuff. May I add that Harrington's cartoons in "The Courier" shared a page with the first black female syndicated cartoonist, Jackie Ormes. she too, was given to satire from the other side of the coin.

By: Anthony Strand

Anthony Strand — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:40:58 +0000

It seems like every day in this series there's one cartoon that really strikes me. Today it's the Space Program one. Terrific.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:18:15 +0000

Wow. That's some really great stuff. Very direct, without being patronizing or lecturing.

By: Ajit

Ajit — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:46:53 +0000

The missing caption for the cartoon of the two kids being chased by a mob read: 'Dark laughter. Now I aint so sure I wanna get educated!'

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:23:58 +0000

I'd come across Bootsie before, though I can't remember where, but to my shame I'd never heard of Harrington himself before. As a boy growing up in Sweden, I used to spend hours poring over my father's collections of New Yorker and Punch cartoons, and Harrington perfectly exemplifies the sort of American style I always liked best. I wish there was a collection available.