When you think of visual art, what first comes to your mind? For some people it's a colorful painting. For others, it's an expressive photograph. Sculpture and ceramics are a couple of other forms that may come to mind.

Experience the Arts will take a look at one of the more popular visual art forms that children are familiar with --- cartoons. Dating back to the 18th century, cartoons have served a variety of purposes and proven themselves to be among the most enduring art forms around. This feature on cartoons is the first of several Newspaper In Education pages examining the visual arts.