A Study Comparing and Contrasting the Role of Cartoons and Photographs in the British Press during World War II

Helene Giacomettti
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2004
BA

Subject: Painting and Cartoons
Country: Britain
Period: 20th Century

10,000 words

This dissertation offers a comparative study between the photographs and catoons published in the British Press during World War II, that served to inform and educate the British public. The dissertation is divided into three sections, the first deals with images representing events that took place on foreign soil, hugely significant in that the public’s perception and understanding of these events were shaped by these cartoons and pictures. The second part focuses on the images that were published on events that took place within Britain, and the differences between the cartoon, representing the common experience, compared to the photograph, which deals with the individual wartime experience. In the last section images of specific characters, such as Churchill and Hitler are compared, and their power in controlling the images that were released, vital for gaining public support.

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A Study Comparing and Contrasting the Role of Cartoons and Photographs in the British Press during World War II