Louis Raemaekers reproductions of World War I political cartoons, ca. 1914-1918

Printable guide [HTML]
Request items

Summary

Creators:
Raemaekers, Louis, 1869-1956.
Abstract:
Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956) was a cartoonist and painter primarily known for his portrayal of World War I in the Dutch newspaper Telegraaf. His publications include Another Peace Conference (1912), America in the War (1918), and Raemaekers's Cartoon History of the War (1918-19). The collection consists of reproductions of anti-German political cartoons originally published in the Netherlands.
Extent:
3 oversize boxes
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of reproductions of anti-German political cartoons originally published in the Netherlands by Raemaekers during World War I. Includes 114 mounted cartoons with captions in English attached to the backs, and 90 unmounted cartoons, mainly duplicates.

Biographical / historical:

Raemaekers was born on April 6, 1869 in Roermond, Netherlands and received his States diploma from the Art School of Amsterdam in 1891. He became the director of the Art and Craft School in 1895 and went on to work as a professor at the Horticultural High School (1896), the Agricultural High School (1898), and the Ryks Hoogere Burger School (1899) in Wageningen. In 1913 he gave up teaching to become a cartoonist. He published more than a thousand cartoons during WWI. He was decorated as an Officier Legion d'Honneur (France), Chevalier Ordre de Leopold, Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium), and Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau (Netherlands). His publications include Another Peace Conference (1912), The Great War: a Neutral's Indictment (1916), America in the War (1918), and Raemaekers's Cartoon History of the War (1918-19). He died in 1956.

Arrangement:

Items are arranged by plate number.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
Website