Tarzan

Burne Hogarth (1911-1996)
Tarzan
Ink, pencil, and white-out with scraping
out on layered paper board,
May 9, 1948
Prints & Photographs Division
Caroline and Erwin Swann Collection of
Caricature and Cartoon
LC-USZ62-98552
©1948, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

The great adventure strips of the 1940s represent a golden age in American cartoon art. To make them realistic and believable, publishers turned to such talented illustrators as Burne Hogarth and Rubimor who could draw handsome men and beautiful women, lush landscapes, and convincing fight scenes.

These artists often collaborated with talented writers like Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of the Tarzan series to create captivating dialogue and evoke the mystique of foreign lands. The Hogarth cartoon is part of the Library's Caroline and Erwin Swann Collection of Caricature and Cartoon. The Rubimor cartoon is part of the Library's Art Wood Collection of Caricature and Cartoon.

Ruben "Rubimor" Moreira (1922-1984)
Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan: "Mountain Stronghold".
India ink, red ink, and blue pencil over graphite underdrawing with paste-ons
New York: United Feature Syndicate Inc., December 1, 1946
Prints & Photographs Division
Art Wood Collection of Caricature and Cartoon (193.4)