His cartoon, "Lord Jack the Giant Killer," depicted Lord John Russell attacking Cardinal Wiseman, representing the "goliath" of the Catholic Church. It was his illustrations on an edition of Aesop's Fables that led to him, in 1850, being asked to contribute a cartoon to the British humor magazine, Punch. While he was, as noted, most concerned with "high art," to pay the bills, he did various other art projects, including some humor work. ![]() When he was 25, he entered a mural contest and won his first Royal attention (and a decent chunk of change). When he was 20, Tenniel was blinded in one eye in a fencing accident with his father (awwwwkward). He was still in his teens when he began sending in drawings to the Society of British Artists. In a pattern that is all too familiar at this point, John Tenniel (born 1820) tried to pursue a career in "High Art" before ultimately becoming famous as a cartoonist. Today we look at a notable British cartoonist who is most famous for his work on a children's book. Here's an archive of the artists mentioned already. ![]() Perhaps I will do a current political cartoon stars in the future. Since the choices are vast, I've decided to slim the numbers down a bit and eliminate living cartoonists. ![]() Each day this month I will be profiling a notable political cartoonist.
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