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caricature: a standalone construct

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Art history

exaggeration of a person's features to comic effect, which Kris and Gombrich explained through play and the psychology of likeness.

In art history, caricature refers to exaggeration of a person's features to comic effect, which Kris and Gombrich explained through play and the psychology of likeness. This meaning comes from Kris (1938) in British Journal of Medical Psychology.[1]

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cartoon1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct person3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs play4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Kris, E., & Gombrich, E. (1938). The Principles of Caricature. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 17(3-4), 319-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1938.tb00301.x

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