Adalbert J. Volck

Adalbert J. Volck

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birthdate = 1828
location = Bavaria
deathdate = 1912
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nationality = USA
field = Caricatures, Political cartoons
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influenced =Mark Tatulli
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Adalbert J. Volck (1828-1912) was a dentist, political cartoonist, and caricaturist born in Bavaria.cite web|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11569060&dopt=Abstract|title=Adalbert J. Volck (1828-1912): Confederate dentist, artist and anti-Lincoln satirist.|accessdate=2007-02-18] He was known for supporting the Confederacy during the American Civil War, doing so through his political cartoons (below), [cite web|url=http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm189.html|title=A Southern View (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of Congress|publisher=Library of Congress|date=1864|accessdate=2007-02-18] smuggling items for the Confederate army, and personally assisting President Jefferson Davis by acting as a courier.

Volck was also known for his work on porcelain restoration techniques in dentistry.

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