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Adalbert J. Volck
Born 1828
Bavaria
Died 1912 (aged 83–84)
Nationality USA
Field Caricatures, Political cartoons
Influenced Mark Tatulli

Adalbert J. Volck (1828 – 1912) was a dentist, political cartoonist, and caricaturist born in Bavaria.[1] He was known for supporting the Confederacy during the American Civil War, doing so through his political cartoons (below),[2] smuggling items for the Confederate army, and personally assisting President Jefferson Davis by acting as a courier.[1]

Volck was also known for his work on porcelain restoration techniques in dentistry.

Caricature of Lincoln writing the Emancipation Proclamation, a political cartoon by Volck.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Adalbert J. Volck (1828-1912): Confederate dentist, artist and anti-Lincoln satirist.". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11569060&dopt=Abstract. Retrieved 2007-02-18. 
  2. ^ "A Southern View (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress". Library of Congress. 1864. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm189.html. Retrieved 2007-02-18. 


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