DRAFT RELEASE
Date:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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(CITY, STATE)—Beginning (date/time/place) , (name of sponsor) will present
“Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford
Berryman,” an exhibition created by the National Archives with the support of the
Foundation for the National Archives and organized for travel by Humanities Texas, the
state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
“Running for Office” displays the creative, insightful and satirical political cartoons of
Clifford Berryman, the Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist for the Washington
Post and the Washington Evening Star during the first half of the 20th century. Berryman
became a Washington Institution and one of the most celebrated and respected political
cartoonists of his time. Today, his pen-and-ink drawings are housed by the Center for
Legislative Archives at the National Archives, serving as official records of the U.S.
Senate.
The facsimile cartoons presented in the exhibition highlight the path to the White House
in a timeless and entertaining way. Berryman’s historical illustrations transcend decades
to comment on the present campaign process, from the initial decision to run to the final
election results. The exhibition emphasizes the enduring significance of Berryman’s
drawings to American political history.
The exhibition will be available to the public from (starting date) to (closing date) .
For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact
(name/title) at (number) .
Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including
lecture, oral history projects, teacher institutes, traveling exhibitions and documentary
films. For more information, please visit Humanities Texas online at
http://www.humanitiestexas.org or call 512.440.1991.