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The History of Caricature: A Serious Look at Funny Faces
It was not entirely a laughing matter to tour the recent exhibition Infinite Jest: Caricature and Satire from Leonardo to Levine at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While not an overwhelmingly large show (comprising 160 items), it covered the entire history of caricature from the Italian Renaissance to the present, providing an excellent survey of the subject. - Continue reading at Smithsonian.com.
Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ed note: Alexander Calder and his unique caricature portraits.
