Uncle John's Crazy Town: Mutt and Jeff: Demagogues!

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Mutt and Jeff: Demagogues!

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From a book I picked up years ago. It's a little known fact that in 1919 Canada was governed by Hitler and that Italy was populated by 1/4 scale people who had mastered the art of levitation. Ya learn somethin' new every day!

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"During the span of years from 1914, I have made efforts to retain the "cartoony" effect. That is, I did not welcome the trend of the industry to go "arty". It was, and still is, my opinion that a cartoon should represent, in simple form, the cartoonist's mental expression. In other words the "animated oil painting" has taken the place of the flashiness and delightfulness of the simple cartoon.

In my opinion, the industry must pull back. Pull away from the tendencies toward realism. It must stay in it's own backyard of "The Cartoonist's Cartoon." The cartoon must be a portrayal of the expression of the true cartoonist, in simple, unhampered cartoon style. The true cartoon is a great art in it's own right. It does not need the assistance or support of "Artiness." In fact, it is actually hampered by it." - Max Fleischer