The Gilded Age:

Synopsis: The latter portion of the 19th century became the golden age of POLITICAL CARTOONING in America. Following the Civil War, civil unrest was fought not on battle fields, but on the drawing board so many effective, creative artists. From stories dealing with the Presidential troubles of Rutherford, Garfield and Cleveland to labor disputes and monopolies, the political cartoonist grabbed the attention of their readers/viewers in their newspapers and made them think! Often, the cartoons were more descriptive and expressive than the articles they accompanied.