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HIGH ART HIPOCRISY: Intersections of Cartoons and Fine Art Main MenuIntroductionThe Birth of the NewspaperComics: Taking Over the Sunday SupplementComics in the Early 1900sThe 1913 Armory ShowShowtime! New York City, Chicago, and BostonThe Critiques and The ComicsThe Pop Art Movement, Roy Lichtenstein, and Comic BooksDeconstructing Perspectives of Lichtenstein’s Work: Pro-Appropriation or Pro-Cartoonist?The Rise of 1940s Comic Books in the Late 20th CenturyComics in MuseumsThe MoMA “High and Low” ShowArt Spiegelman’s Response to MoMA High and LowComics in Museums TodayAbstract ComicsCora's Curation of Abstract ComicsConclusionReferencesCora Hernandezca60d402b432a51ad192c7a6d79f42e30854c48e
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Many long-lasting and world-famous comic strips arose in the 1900s and 1910s, including:
1902: Richard F. Outcault debuts Buster Brown.
1904: Jimmy Swinnerton debuts Little Jimmy in the New York Journal.
1904: Winsor McCay debuts Dream of the Rarebit Fiend in the Evening Telegram.
1905: Winsor McCay debuts Little Nemo in Slumberland in the New York Herald. It ran until 1926.
1907: Bud Fisher debuts Mutt and Jeff. It ran until 1983. 1910: George Herriman debuts a cat and mouse in the The Dingbat Family. Three years later, these characters will evolve into Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse.
1913: George Herriman debuts Krazy Kat.
While these comics artists began to make serious advancements in their craft, something interesting was brewing just under the surface. Multiple events within the world of fine art would soon cause a huge chain of events that altered the intersection of comic illustrations and fine art forever. We shall start with discussing one of the most important events in modern art history: The 1913 Armory Show.
