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From 1907 to 1928, Willis “Billy” Borne worked as the cartoonist for the Asheville Citizen newspaper, and “Cartoon Asheville” catalogs the full corpus of his comic art. Averaging over 280 cartoons a year, Borne composed more than 6,000 cartoons over the course of his career. This website presents these cartoons for the enjoyment of the general public and use by teachers, students, and historians.
Subjects or Themes
World War I, African American, Women's Suffrage, Prohibition
Project Language(s)
English
Time Period
Geographic Location
Project Categories
Content Type
Images, Artifacts, Teacher Resources
Target Audience(s)
Creators
David Dry, North Carolina School of Science and Math
Year(s)
2018-Present
Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location
N/A - (self)
Software Employed
Labor and Support
Project involved cataloging and adding metadata to over 6,000 cartoons, designing an Omeka website to host the cartoons, curating collections around topics useful to teachers and students, and building a digital exhibit on the life and background of Borne to aid in interpretation.