Trees at Night : Greenpoint Books, LLC : 9798886770452 : 03 May 2023 : One of the most prominent cartoonists of the early 20th century, Art Young was noted for his scathing social commentary, biting wit, and progressive politics. By his mid-forties, Young had become well known for his political cartoons which appeared in progressive publications such as The Masses. During World War I, Young's incendiary work eventually landed him in court on charges of conspiracy to obstruct recruiting, for which he narrowly avoided conviction. It was not until his fifties that Young's creativity found a completely new subject in the many trees surrounding his Connecticut home. Young's depiction of trees is vivid and emotional-portraying in eerie black-and-white the silhouettes of trees in various humanlike states, almost like visual haiku. These drawings were published initially in the Saturday Evening Post. After drawing admiration from many readers, they were quickly included in magazines such as