GLANCE OF SELECTED PHILIPPPINE POLITICAL CARICATURE IN ALFRED

McCOY’S PHILIPPINE CARTOONS: POLITICAL CARICATURE OF THE

AMERICAN ERA (1900-1941)

POLITICAL CARTOONS AND CARICATURE

An art form which veered away from the classical art by exaggerating human features and
poking fun at its subjects.

Part of the print media as a form of social and political commentary,

Targets person’s of power and authority.

Cartoons became an effective tool of publicizing opinions through heavy use of symbolism,
which is different from a verbose written editorial and opinion pieces.

A Caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or

exaggerated way through other artistic drawings. In literature, a caricature is a description of
person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.

ALFRED W. MCCOY

Alfred McCoy was a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin Madison where he also
serves as director of the Center SE Asian Studies. He's spent the past quarter-century writing
about the politics and history of the opium trade. Alfred was born on June 08, 1945 at Concord,
Massachusetts, United States. His parent was Margarita McCoy.

ALFREDO ROCES

Alfred Reyes-Roces is a gifted artist-writter from the known Roces clan in Philippine print
media.
The Independent on May 20, 1916.

The cartoon shows a from Tondo, named Dr.

Santos, passing his crown to his brother-in law, Dr.
Barcelona. A Filipino guy( as depicted wearing
salakot and barong tagalog) was trying to stop
Santos, telling the latter to stop giving Barcelona
the crown because it is not his to begin with.

The Independent on 16 June 1917.

Drawn by Fernando Amorsolo and was

aimed as a