The Art and Humor of John Trever: Fifty Years of Political Cartooning

by John Trever

Overview

The Art and Humor of John Trever: Fifty Years of Political Cartooning features the best, funniest, and most significant cartoons of Trever's career—showcasing his unique style, method, and voice—that captivated readers in New Mexico as well as readers throughout the United States through syndication.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826362391
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	05/15/2021
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Trever has been the Albuquerque Journal’s editorial cartoonist since 1976. His cartoons have been syndicated to more than 350 daily and college newspapers and reprinted in major news and business publications and textbooks. Honored by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Free Press Association, the New Mexico Legislature, and the Albuquerque Arts Alliance, Trever continues creating a weekly cartoon for the Journal’s Sunday edition.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter One. Portfolio
Chapter Two. Pogo
Chapter Three. 7th and Silver
Chapter Four. Journal Center
Chapter Five. Twenty-first Century Limited
Chapter Six. Joy of New Mexico
Chapter Seven. Bill, Susana, and Michele
Chapter Eight. FAQ
Chapter Nine. Anatomy of a Cartoon
Chapter Ten. Keep on the Funny Side
Chapter Eleven. Does Political Cartooning Have a Future?

Editorial Reviews

Witty, insightful, thought-provoking, and brilliantly capturing the foibles of modern political history.—Midwest Book Review

As controversial as John Trever's more than nine thousand cartoons usually were, his cartooning style, as an artist, was masterfully his own.—V. B. Price, author of The Orphaned Land: New Mexico's Environment Since the Manhattan Project

As controversial as John Trever's more than nine thousand cartoons usually were, his cartooning style, as an artist, was masterfully his own.—V. B. Price, author of The Orphaned Land: New Mexico's Environment Since the Manhattan Project

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