Caricatures during World War I

Abstract

The paper examines Slovene political and other cartoons from the period of WWI, trying to illuminate the circumstances in which they had originated, and the reasons for their creation. The authors of cartoons in the satirical paper the Kurent (1918–1919), the Kurentov album (1918), the satirical supplement of the Dan daily, the Bodeča neža (1914), the Svetovna vojska magazine (1914–1915), or of cartoons on postcards were Hinko Smrekar, Maksim Gaspari, and Fran Podrekar. These cartoons rank among the best Slovene satirical drawings, and directly reflect the feelings of Slovenes living in that period. Like other written sources, they represent a valuable document of their time.