Artists use caricature to distort the humanface or comic affect, while at the same time 【1

Artists use caricature to distort the human

face or comic affect, while at the same time 【1】______

capturing an identifiable likeness and suggests the 【2】______

essence of the personality or character beneath the

surface. The humor lies in the fact the caricature is【3】______

recognizable, and yet exaggerated.

From their origin in Europe as witty sketches, 【4】______

caricature grew through the eighteenth and

nineteenth century, becoming enormously popular 【5】______

in the United States early in this century. In 1920s

and 1930s especially, this lively form. of illustration

was appeared in newspapers and magazines through- 【6】______

out the country. The caricaturists in this era drew his【7】______

portraits of important figures primary to entertain. In【8】______

spirit their work was close to the humor of the fast-【9】______

developing comic strip and gag cartoon than to the

string of political satire. Their subjects were more

often amusing than offended by their amiable at- 【10】______

tacks.

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