Gee Tee Maxwell political cartoons and caricatures

Collection

Identifier: GRA 0098-F0007

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains five prints, made circa 2010s, of political cartoons and political caricatures originally created by Gee Tee Maxwell, and believed to date from the 1920s. The prints were made by Lead Graffiti, a Newark, Delaware, letterpress lab. Also included is a photocopy of an additional cartoon by Maxwell, dated to 1941.

Dates

Creation: circa 2010

Creator

Maxwell, Gee Tee (Illustrator, Person)
Lead Graffiti (Firm) (Printmaker, Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Access Information

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?askspec

Gee Tee Maxwell

George T. (Gee Tee) Maxwell, a native of New Castle, Delaware, was born in 1889. He worked as a reporter, copy-writer, and cartoonist for various newspapers during his career. Maxwell was first hired as a cartoonist for the Wilmington News Journal in 1920. At the time, the News Journal was titled the Wilmington Morning News, which first added local cartoons as a daily feature in 1920. In 1934, Maxwell was hired as the first full-time cartoonist for the News Journal and worked in that position until 1940, when he moved to Phoenix, Arizona. Maxwell died in 1965.

The Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertiseres, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests, May 15, 1920, page 19. Accessed via Google Books. Object Record, Object ID 2002.056.0002, Delaware Historical Society https://dehistory.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/09AD9B3F-BBA4-4881-B7E5-770230229821.

Lead Graffiti

Lead Graffiti is an experimental letterpress lab owned and operated by Ray Nichols and Jill Cypher. Located in Newark, Delaware, Nichols and Cypher founded the studio in February 2008.

"Lead Graffiti - About - Our Lab," Lead Graffiti. https://www.leadgraffiti.com/lab (accessed Fabruary 1, 2021).

Extent

6 item

Additional Description

Abstract

George T. (Gee Tee) Maxwell, a native of New Castle, Delaware (1889-1965), was a reporter, copy-writer, and cartoonist for various newspapers, including the Wilmington News Journal from 1920 to 1940. The collection contains five prints, made circa 2010s, of political cartoons and political caricatures originally created by Gee Tee Maxwell, and believed to date from the 1920s. The prints were made by Lead Graffiti, a Newark, Delaware, letterpress lab. Also included is a photocopy of an additional cartoon by Maxwell, dated to 1941.