Sunday, February 21, 2010

A tribute to America's hero.

Lindy presented with key to NY city and ticker-tape parade


Kirby portrays the New York celebration of America's newest hero, upon the completion of his historic solo flight to Paris in 1927.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Kirby's Dolly Dialogues

Kirby's lighter creative side


Rollin Kirby, considered the ablest editorial cartoonist in the country wrote and illustrated a series of "Dolly Dialogues,"1926 style that amused those who remember the girls of the 90's.
Rollin Kirby is most famous for the serious nature of his artistry, but the satire on the flappers places him in an entirely new light. He also wrote 2 successful plays, 2 books and poetry.

Rollin Kirby's third Pulitzer Prize Editorial Cartoon (1928))


The third Pulitzer awarded to Rollin Kirby was for his fiery editorial cartoon "Tammany."
This unusually large drawing required extra columns in the N.Y. World during the presidential campaign.
Many letters, from across the country, with diverse opinions swamped the World.

Kirby's second Pulitzer Prize winning cartoon (1924)


Kirby's editorial cartoon portrayal of a hobo camp inhabited by three "outcasts" who did not join with the 48 member countries comprising the League of Nations Peace Pact. Mexico was suffering from internal disruption and Russia was against any involvement with any non-Socialistic countries and many reasons including isolationism were given by the U.S. for not joining.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Rollin Kirby,s first Pulitzer Prize Editorial Cartoon (1921)


The first ever Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning was awarded to Rollin Kirby for his drawing, "On the Road to Moscow". Here he reminds the world of the horrible famine that took the lives of over 5 million people in the Ukraine.