Liza Donnelly: Live-Drawing the Dems Historic Convention; E. Simms Campbell Spotlighted

 

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From newyorker.com‘s Culture Desk, July 29, 2016 “Live-Drawing Hillary’s Historic Convention” — Liza Donnelly’s graphic account of her four days at the Democratic Convention.

As mentioned earlier this week on the Spill, Ms. Donnelly  spent the week embedded with CBS News in Philadelphia, drawing on-set, and in and around the convention hall. You can see some of her work here and a short video here.  Also follow Ms. Donnelly on Twitter @lizadonnelly for her latest drawings.

Below: Ms. Donnelly, second from left, with the CBS This Morning news team, Norah O’ Donnell, Charlie Rose and Gayle King,  in Philadelphia, July 28 2016.

L at DNC w: CBS This Morning News team July 28 2016

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From 1,001 Chicago Afternoons, July 27, 2016, “Cuties and The Englewood Cartoonist” this short piece on E. Simms Campbell.  Here’s  Mr. Cambell’s entry on Ink Spill’s A-Z:

E. Simms Campbell  (photo above)  Born, 1906. Died, 1971.  NYer work: 1932 -1942. Key  collections: Cuties in Arms (1943) – the earliest published collection of cartoons by an African-American cartoonist; More Cuties in Arms (also 1943); and Chorus of Cuties (1953)

For more information, go here to Chris Wheeler’s fabulous website to see Mr. Campbell’s cartoon collections.

 

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