Burlesquing the #1913ArmoryShow - Cartoons, Spoofs, and Parodies

When studying responses to the Armory Show, it is easy to get lost in the progressive and conservative rhetoric that argued for and against the “new spirit” in art. However, while many engaged in a serious debate over the value of European modernism, several critics and artists used humor – from playful cartoons to malicious mockery – as a means of coming to terms with the radical new art on display. More: http://armory.nyhistory.org/burlesquing-the-armory-show-cartoons-spoofs-and-parodies/

F. Griswold, “The Rude Descending a Staircase (Rush Hour at the Subway),” New York Evening Sun, March 20, 1913