Cartoons and comics
Dublin Core
Title
Cartoons and comics
Description
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and no wonder: in the Philippine historical press, popular sentiments about historical events or social situations were often translated into cartoons and comics. This collection is a sample of that.
Collection Items
Cuento chino
The cartoon, which reads top to bottom, left to right, depicts interactions within a Chinese family. The father has bought his children a doll each at the fair, and they are asking their mother to dress the dolls in order to baptize them.
China
The cover of magazine Semana presents China as a major destination for missionaries. It compares the total population of China with the number of Chinese Catholics. Underneath, there are images of Buddha in varying sizes according to the number (of…
China between civil war and Japan
One of the most interesting elements of Graphic was its illustrations. The edition of the 2 July 1936 opened with a comment on China illustrated by J. Z. Santos which warned of the dangers of disunity when faced by an exterior foe. The article also…
Iba’t ibang uri ng sandata
Part of 'Pilipinas sa larawan' (Philippines in images), a cartoon depiction of historical events, the illustration depicts different types of ancient weapons used in the Philippines, such as the pana at busog (arrow and bow), sibat (spear), and many…
Nene
The comic depicts an interaction between a young girl and the owner of a corner shop (sari-sari store). The young girl, angry at her superior, who has pranked her earlier with a type of firework called a “lebentador”, plots revenge against him.…