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Title: | Constructing the Colossus: The Origins of Linley Sambourne's Greatest 'Punch' Cartoon | Contributor(s): | Scully, Richard (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11437 | Abstract: | "The Rhodes Colossus" (Fig. 1) is one of the most familiar of all 19th Century political cartoons, and has become for many the "archetypal image of British imperial power" (Kramer, 2002:1333). First published in 'Punch, or the London Charivari', on Dec. 10, 1892, the image of Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) towering over the African continent is a fixture of innumerable textbooks, atlases, encyclopedias, and histories (Brooke-Smith, 1987: cover; Moore, 1992:125; Pakenham, 1996:257; James 1997:114). Yet aside from the brief analyses provided by Mark Bryant (2008:116) or Roy Douglas (1993:141), very few such works employ the image as anything other than a useful illustration. This is a common problem with even the most important works of political cartoon art (Scully and Quartly, 2009:01.1), yet if such works are treated seriously as sources by the historian, and investigated closely, they can contribute significantly to our knowledge of the past. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Comic Art, 14(2), p. 120-142 | Publisher: | John A Lent, Ed & Pub | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1531-6793 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 210305 British History 210399 Historical Studies not elsewhere classified 190102 Art History |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 430304 British history 430399 Historical studies not elsewhere classified 360102 Art history |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280114 Expanding knowledge in Indigenous studies 280113 Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology 280122 Expanding knowledge in creative arts and writing studies |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
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