Politicards
Politicards are a deck of playing cards produced each election year in the United States featuring 54 caricatures depicting political candidates and prominent political figures. The first Politicards deck was produced in 1971 for the 1972 election by artist Peter Green, writer Lee Livingston, businessman Mike Killeen and designer Norman Friant.[1] It enjoyed unexpected popularity due to a Los Angeles Times article written by Bella Stumbo with the title “Politicards Sweeping the Nation”,[2] and by 2016 about 200,000 packs of cards were being sold during each election cycle.[3] Decks were said to have been used at the time by then New York Senator James Buckley and by the ladies of Mamie Eisenhower’s bridge club.[4]
Decks of "Politicards" have been produced for election years 1971, 1980, 1984[5][6][7] and 1996 onwards.[3]
The 1980 and 1984 edition decks were produced by Washington, D.C. lobbyist Victor Kamber, who purchased the Politicards name in 1979.[8] In 1996 the name expired and was reclaimed by the original artist Peter Green,[9] who has since produced decks for every election through to 2016.[3] Green's 2016 edition was titled "Politikids" and depicted political figures as children.[3]
References
- ^ "What the Deuce?," Southland Sunday Magazine, June 18, 1972.
- ^ Stumbo, "Politicards Sweeping the Nation," The Los Angeles Times, December 27, 1971.
- ^ a b c d "Cartoonist suits up for the 2016 election with new deck of political playing cards". Glendale News-Press. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Stumbo, "Politicards Sweeping the Nation," The Los Angeles Times, December 27, 1971.
- ^ Stumbo, "Politicards Sweeping the Nation," The Los Angeles Times, December 27, 1971.
- ^ Krebs, "Notes on People," New York Times, August 16, 1980.
- ^ Vaillancourt, "Artist is Playing With a Full Deck," Glendale News-Press, October 29, 2007.
- ^ Krebs, "Notes on People," New York Times, August 16, 1980.
- ^ Vaillancourt, "Artist is Playing With a Full Deck," Glendale News-Press, October 29, 2007.
External links
- [1]: The Official Politicards website. Contains more information about the history of Politicards.