Adalbert J. Volck

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Adalbert J. Volck

Born 1828
Bavaria
Died 1912
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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Adalbert J. Volck (1828-1912): Confederate dentist, artist and anti-Lincoln satirist.". Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
  2. ^ "A Southern View (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress". Library of Congress (1864). Retrieved on 2007-02-18.


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