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1Title:  Charles Nelson Landon Papers     
 Creator:  Landon, Charles Nelson 
 Dates:  1914-1922 
 Abstract:  Charles Nelson Landon was a Cleveland, Ohio, cartoonist during the 1910s and 1920s who conducted the Landon School of Illustrating and Cartooning. The collection consists of copies of Landon's instructional booklets, "The Landon Course on Illustrating", and examples of his drawings. The collection is useful for those interested in the career of Landon and serves as an example of American humor during this period, especially political humor. 
 Call #:  MS 4401 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Landon, C. N. (Charles Nelson), 1879-1937. | Caricatures and cartoons. | Cartooning -- Study and teaching. | Drawing -- Study and teaching.
 
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2Title:  Landon School of Illustrating and Cartooning Records     
 Creator:  Landon School of Ilustrating and Cartooning 
 Dates:  1910-1929 
 Abstract:  The Landon School of Illustrating and Cartooning was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909 by C.N. Landon, who was an illustrator for the Cleveland press, art director for the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and an art director for Cosmopolitan magazine. The school provided mail-order correspondence courses in drawing for publication, focusing heavily upon the caricature style popular in the 1910s that included exaggerated action, heavily textured images, and clean lines. Among those who took Landon's courses were cartoonists Ethel Hays, Roy Crane, and Carl Barks. The school closed in 1937 upon the death of Landon. The collection consists of lesson books. 
 Call #:  MS 5062 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Landon, C. N. (Charles Nelson), 1879-1937. | Landon School of Illustrating and Cartooning (Cleveland, Ohio) | Correspondence schools and courses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Drawing -- Study and teaching. | Cartooning -- Study and teaching.
 
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