No Laughing Matter – Center for Arkansas History and Culture

Look Back and Laugh: 38 Years of Arkansas Political Cartoons (back cover) by Jon Kennedy

Article entitled "Gazette Cartoonist Wields Pen "On Loan" to Uncle Sam"

Jon Kennedy sits at a table with Miss America drawing cartoons.

Jon Kennedy draws a cartoon with man watching from behind.

Fred Campbell, Ralph Casey, Chester Garrett, Jon Kennedy stand for a photo

Jon Kennedy on ladder at old Miller's Chop House

"The search for Cindefella" by Jon Kennedy

"Do we hide it or fix it?" by Jon Kennedy

"Red white and blue Santa" by Jon Kennedy

"The tourist trade competition, 1959" by Bill Graham

"Careful, comrade-ouch-they're outgrinning us!" by Bill Graham

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About the Exhibit

This exhibit examines the interaction of politics and history in Arkansas through a selection of original works by Arkansas political cartoonists Jon Kennedy (Arkansas Democrat, 1941-1988) and Bill Graham (Arkansas Gazette, 1948-1985). Content explores issues made evident through political cartoons and the human impact surrounding those issues.

About the Center

The UA Little Rock Center For Arkansas History and Culture, located in the Bobby L. Roberts Library, offers a collection of resources, including significant papers of Arkansas governor's Carl Bailey, Winthrop Rockefeller, Dale Bumpers, Frank White, and Jim Guy Tucker. In total, the collections comprise about 10,000 linear feet, 70,000+ images, and approximately 8,000 books.

Mission

The UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture collects, keeps safe, and makes available Arkansas history that connects people to each other and their shared experiences.

Learn More

The collections are available at the Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History and Art building and online at ARStudies.

401 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

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