King Manor Museum presents…
TALKING ABOUT HISTORY
Remembering the War of 1812
A FREE series of lectures, discussions, and conversations
Refreshments served following lecture.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 5:00 pm
St. John’s University, St. John’s Hall Room 306*
The War of 1812 in American Caricature
Allison Stagg Ph.D
This lecture will consider key events from the War of 1812 by
exploring satirical visual imagery. Political cartoons were
printed with immediacy, to capitalize on sensational events and
to mock prominent politicians and figures, while extolling pride
in the American cause. Caricatures of this period, although
printed in haste, expose how people in America felt and how
they responded to the War of 1812.
Political caricatures from this period were printed in New York, Philadelphia, and small towns in
New England. Rarely are such prints considered in the American history dialogue, yet such
images are vital documents that provide the modern viewer with the opinions of the every-day
citizen in the early 1800s. In focusing on the caricatures produced during this period, this lecture
considers the “peoples story” of the War of 1812 through a series of visually humorous images.
Dr. Allison Stagg received a Ph.D. in art history from University College of London.
Dr. Stagg’s research on early American caricature has been supported by numerous
grants, including awards from the New-York Historical Society, New York Public
Library, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Dr. Stagg is a
recipient of the Jane and Morgan Whitney Fellowship at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art for 2011-2012 to edit her Ph.D. dissertation, “The Art of Wit: Political Caricature
in the United States, 1780-1830”
*St. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Pkwy, Jamaica, NY (2 miles from King Manor Museum). St. John’s Hall is the
2nd building on the right after entering Gate 1 at Utopia Pkwy. Parking is available in the general parking lot on
the left. For directions visit: http://www.stjohns.edu/about/general/directions/directions/queens.
This program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the
New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities program.
Please visit www.kingmanor.org for more information.
Reservations Requested!
Please e-mail [email protected] or call (718) 206-0545 x 13
King Manor Museum is located in King Park at 150-03 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica NY
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City
Council, especially Councilmembers James F. Gennaro and Leroy G. Comrie, and the New York Council on the Arts with the support of
Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.