In 1912 journalistic photography was still enjoying its adolescence, the editorial cartoonist, therefore, provided a familiar and significant service reflecting the popular emotion and sentiment of the tragedy not captured by film. Two basic slants were taken by the artists: the defeat of man by nature, and the heartrending sadness of the loss itself. The following evocative images will highlight these themes, of particular note are those of John T. McCutcheon, a syndicated artist whose work often appeared in the Times-Dispatch of Richmond, Virginia.
Defeat By Nature
- The Steamship Owner Gambled with Death; Baltimore Morning Sun, April 18, 1912
- A Grim Teacher Times-Dispatch, Richmond, VA., April 23, 1912
- The Omnipresent Reaper; News-Leader, Richmond, VA., April 17, 1912
- The Ocean Passengers; Times-Dispatch, Richmond, VA., April 28, 1912
- The Real "Titanic"; Los Angeles Times, April 17, 1912
- The Rival Titans Times-Dispatch, Richmond, VA., April 21, 1912
The Tragedy and Loss
- Over the Grave of the Brave; Los Angeles Sunday Times, April 21, 1912
- When Thoughts Turn to the Hereafter, or The Band Played on; Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA., April 28, 1912
- The Men They Left Behind; Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA., April 22, 1912
- The Loss of the Titanic (poem); Los Angeles Daily Times, April 17, 1912