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Forman, Maury B., 1950-

 Person

Biography

Maury B. Forman, a native Texan with an undergraduate degree from North Texas State University, received the Ph.D. in political science from New York University. By day, he is the training coordinator for the Department of Trade and Economic Development for the State of Washington. By night, he is the co-founder and managing director of Cartoon, Inc., a Washington-based corporation devoted to the appreciation and propagation of cartoons as educational tools, historical records, and cultural artifacts. He has also published "Cartooning AIDS Around the World" and "Cartooning Washington: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art."

Source: Author Biography, "Cartooning Texas: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art in the Lone Star State," https://www.tamupress.com/book/9780890965603/cartooning-texas/

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Maury Forman Political Cartoons Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2026-017
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / Maury Forman Political Cartoons Collection
Dates: 1939-1989
Content Description This collection contains five newspaper editorial cartoons focusing on subjects in Texas and U. S. politics, formerly belonging to Maury Forman, a cartoon scholar and co-author of "Cartooning Texas: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art in the Lone Star State." Three of the cartoons are by Ferman Martin, former Houston Chronicle cartoonist; one by Jack Patton, former cartoonist with the Dallas Journal, Dallas Dispatch, and Dallas Morning News; and one by Dan Foote, former Dallas Times...