Bruce Petty…1929-2023 Mr. Petty, who contributed 62 cartoons to The New Yorker between 1959 and 1969, died yesterday at age 93. From The Daily Cartoonist, April 6, 2023: Bruce Petty And here’s an obit from his home country: The Sunday Morning Herald, April 6, 2023, “Bruce Petty, Cartoonist, Sculptor, and Oscar Winner, Dies Age 93” His first New Yorker cartoon
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Akeem Roberts Is The Latest Guest On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Mr. Roberts, whose first New Yorker cartoon appeared in July of 2019, joins co-hosts Paul Nesja, Vin Coca, and Beth Lawler. Listen here. (photo above, clockwise from top left: Lawler, Nesja, Coca, and Roberts). Akeem Roberts’s website. ________________________________________________________________________________ It’s MoCCA fest time again (April 1-2, 2023). All the
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Latest Guest On The Cartoon Pad…Lars Kenseth New Yorker cartoonists and Cartoon Pad co-hosts, Bob Eckstein and Michael Shaw speak with funny guy Lars Kenseth in this latest episode. Lars talks about sports, cartoonists, and his creepy clown drawing (published November 14, 2016) — the first ever New Yorker cartoon referencing the magazine. Listen here. Lars Kenseth began contributing to
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Curated Cartoons Announced Beth Lawler, a name you might recognize from her dual online cartoon affiliations, as a co-host of The Cartoon Contest Podcast and founder of the Facebook group, The Cartoon Caption Contest Rejects (and Enthusiasts), has announced “Curated Cartoons.” The announcement describes Curated Cartoons as a “gateway to acquire original cartoon art published in The New Yorker Magazine…Curated
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