Editorial Cartoons and the Weatherbird with Dan Martin

Field House Museum

Cartoonist and designer for the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch," Dan Martin talks on editorial cartoons along with a live demonstration.

The Field House Museum

Join us on Friday, January 14, 2022 at 11 am for a Speaker Series that is sure to draw in a crowd. Dan Martin, cartoonist and designer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, joins us to talk on the art of editorial cartoons to go along with our latest exhibit, Lines with Power and Purpose: Editorial Cartoons. Martin is the sixth cartoonist to take up the pen and draw Weatherbird. Weatherbird is the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s mascot and has made a continuous appearance since 1901! This event will delight as Martin gives guests a survey of cartooning in general and in St. Louis, including the Weatherbird, along with a live demonstration. This program is free with a limited number of seats. Reservations must be made in advance through Eventbrite, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org. Masks are required.About the SpeakerDan Martin is a St. Louis native and graduate of Lindbergh High School. Today he is known as the cartoonist who draws Weatherbird for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Weatherbird is the longest running daily cartoon in America, having begun in 1901. But Martin has not been drawing him since then! He is the sixth artist to draw Weatherbird. Before beginning his career in editorial cartoons, Martin did caricatures at Six Flags in his teens and studied art at the University of Kansas. However, he has now been dutifully charged with Weatherbird for over 35 years. In 2001, Martin published The Story of the First 100 Years of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird: The Oldest Continuously Running Daily Cartoon in American Journalism, chronicling the bird’s century-long road to stardom. About the Field House MuseumThe Field House Museum is a dynamic museum and historic site focused on the Field Family. The historic house was once the home of Roswell Field, noted St. Louis attorney, and the birthplace of his son, Eugene Field, the “Children’s Poet.” While living in the home, Roswell Field became the key attorney in the Dred &amp; Harriet Scott Freedom Suit when he formulated the legal strategy that propelled the case to federal court. The house is designated as a National Historic Landmark and has an attached museum featuring the many collections of the Field House Museum along with traveling exhibits.

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