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| Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 146 items) |
| Abstract | Collection contains 146 political pen and ink cartoons by white political cartoonist Henry McCarn, ranging in date from approximately 1972 to 1980. The cartoons depict state and national national leaders, including Jim Hunt, Jesse Helms, Bob Scott, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. Topics include Watergate, the 1974 energy crisis, the 1976 and 1980 presidential elections, social welfare programs, and highway safety. McCarn's works tended to be relatively neutral, an approach that small town newspapers took to steer clear of controversy and offending readers. |
| Creator | McCarn, Henry (1904-1981) |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Dawne Howard Lucas, June 2021
Encoded by: Dawne Howard Lucas, June 2021
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Biographical Information
Henry McCarn (1904-1981), a white political cartoonist, was a native of Belmont, N.C., and a self-taught artist. He worked in advertising for several department stores in Charlotte, N.C. and occasionally contributed cartoons to the News and Observer in the 1950s. In 1963, he left advertising and established a small syndicate that distributed his political cartoons to a number of small-town weekly and semi-weekly newspapers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and other states, including Texas, Minnesota, and Alaska. At the peak of his career, he supplied two cartoons a week to approximately 40 newspapers. He drew political cartoons until shortly before his death in 1981.
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Collection contains 146 political pen and ink cartoons by Henry McCarn, ranging in date from approximately 1972 to 1980. The cartoons depict state and national national leaders, including Jim Hunt, Jesse Helms, Bob Scott, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. Topics include Watergate, the 1974 energy crisis, the 1976 and 1980 presidential elections, social welfare programs, and highway safety. McCarn's works tended to be relatively neutral, an approach that small town newspapers took to steer clear of controversy and offending readers.
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Henry McCarn Political Cartoons, circa 1972-1980
| Oversize Box OB-70048/1 |
Political cartoons |