This discerning record of the work and careers of certain of the Trading cartoonists inthe, world gives "a permanent compilation articles which originally appeared "The Review of Reviews Cartoonists selected are from more than one quarter of the globe and the author in making: his selection hing necessarily to be rigidly. independent. The English cartoonists Bre Low, "Strube, Will Dyson, Thomas Derrick, Edmond X. Kapp, From South Africa there is Wyndham Robinso from New York, Rollin Kizby; and from St, Louis,, Fitepatrick; Germany gives Arthor Johnson and [Gulbransson; Louis Reemaekers represents Holland. There are also
it) ay well as Derso and Kele, Australian and Prench cartoonists, Hungarians who practise at Geneva, And last, but not, least, there this journal's own Sapajou.
Specimens of the work of each leartoonist are reproduced and the volume fs most attractively printed, Te has, moreover, the privilege of fan illuminating comment on the art fof caricature by David Low him: Self. "Low points out. that "the idience of the cartoonist nowadays {sto be numbered in hundreds thousands, whereas his predecessor, the earleaturist, produced a limited number of prints, This larger cit-[culation has a. broadening' influence Jon the. art of the eartooniat and necessarily. makes' for simplicity makes sprightly comment on the feelings ofthe victim towards the cartoonist, and he comes to the conclusion that the "detachment Which leads' to. admiration achieved by few; and that where, for example, "Englishmen tolerate vitriolic caricature of themselves in foreign newspapers, it is as much fo. defective vision as to. the re of innocence, Incidentallyy Low observes that, in spite of Bir. West Wood's tact," caricaturists quarrelsome' set because. the {uives the cultivation of complaint fits by association with the popular press. He says Siatlen, tending Stulify hares. There are Worthy descendants: of public a delightful book which given, to, be read with great pleasure ud Kept for reference by all who realice the service of entertainment and struction which his heroes render Ho the Press—b1
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.