Arizona, in Three Bites
Aug 2nd, 2013 by adharris
This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Santo Domingo collection.
Reginald Manning was an American artist and illustrator that began working for the Arizona Republic in 1926 as a photographer and spot artist. He eventually began drawing daily editiorial cartoons and worked at the Republic for the next 50 years. He won a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1951 for “Hats” which was a commentary on the Korean War and also published several books, including A Cartoon Guide to Arizona.
This volume which is a reprint of the 1938 edition is a tourist guide to Arizona complete with humorous text and illustrations of landmarks, animals, and other destinations not to be missed. Apparently a horned toad can be held in one’s hand and if you are brave enough you can “stroke his head and he’ll close his eyes in mock sleep.”
Reg Manning is known as one of the more prominent conservative voices in cartooning. A man of many talents he also apparently did copper wheel engravings on crystal glass.
Reg Manning’s cartoon guide of Arizona. New York : J.J. Augustin, 1939.
Thanks to Alison Harris, Santo Domingo Project Manager for contributing this post.