- Adalbert J. Volck
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birthdate = 1828
location =Bavaria
deathdate = 1912
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nationality = USA
field =Caricature s,Political cartoon s
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influenced =Mark Tatulli
awards =Adalbert J. Volck (1828-1912) was a
dentist ,political cartoonist , andcaricaturist born inBavaria .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 theAmerican 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 PresidentJefferson Davis by acting as a courier.Volck was also known for his work on porcelain restoration techniques in
dentistry .References
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