Arthur Johnson (cartoonist)
Arthur Johnson (born August 7, 1874 in Cincinnati , Ohio , † November 29, 1954 in West Berlin ) was an American caricaturist , draftsman and painter who worked in Berlin .
As the son of a US consul in Hamburg , he lived in Germany from the age of 15.
He studied at the Berlin Academy of the Arts .
From 1896 to 1944 Johnson worked for the satirical magazine Kladderadatsch and drew cartoons related to daily politics . Over the years he developed a typically bizarre spiky style that distorted faces into grotesque grimaces. During the First World War, Johnson's biting caricatures against the Allies gained great popularity and were an integral part of German propaganda. He also drew anti-Semitic jokes and turned out to be a supporter of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialists in 1933 .
As a painter, Johnson preferred landscapes and figurines. Among other things, he exhibited at the Berlin Secession .
Web links
- Kladderadatsch - digital (Heidelberg University Library)
- English-language biography of Arthur Johnson ( Memento from April 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Kurt Flemig. Caricaturist Lexicon KG Saur-Verlag Munich 1993
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American draftsman, caricaturist in Germany |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cincinnati , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1954 |
| Place of death | West Berlin |