One particular artist that isn’t well know for his political cartoons but was better known for his children’s books, Dr. Suess. Because of the popularity of his children's books and because his political cartoons have remained mostly unknown, we do not think of Dr. Seuss as a political cartoonist. From 1941 to 1943, Theodor Seuss Geisel was the chief editorial cartoonist for the New York
newspaper PM. During that time, he drew over 400 editorial cartoons. A large amount of these cartoons were advertisements to buy more war bonds to support the troops fighting in WWII. Because his children’s books are so famous, you can clearly see the similarity in the images of his books and in his cartoons. But it has been speculated that there are greater political meanings behind his children’s books. The Lorax could be Theodor’s take on environmentalism and how people are destroying the environment. Another example is the line “A person's a person, no matter how small,” from Horton Hears a Who has been used as the slogan for pro-life organizations for years. |