【练习】
Artists use caricature to distort the human face or figure for comic affect__1
while at the same time capturing an identifiable likeness and suggests the essence __2
of the personality or character beneath the surface. The humor lies in the fact __3
the caricature is recognizable, and yet exaggerated.
From their origin in Europe as witty sketches, caricature grew through __4
the eighteenth and nineteenth century, becoming enormously popular in __5
the United States early in this century. In 1920s and 1930s especially, this lively form of illustration was appeared in newspapers and __6
magazines throughout the country. The caricaturists in this era drew his __7
portraits of important figures primary to entertain. In spirit their work was __8
close to the humor of the fast-developing comic strip and gag cartoon than to the __9
string of political satire. Their subjects were more often amusing than offended __10
by amiable attacks.
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