Cartoon Pick of the Week
It’s a US Elections Comedown Special this week… One: Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury strip in The Guardian on withdrawal symptoms Two: Gerald Scarfe in the Sunday Times on sweeping up Three: Liza Donnelly in the New Yorker on the woe of winning The PCO: British cartoon talent From the PCO (Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation)
Cartoon exhibition: Saul Steinberg – Illuminations
Twenty Americans by Saul Steinberg, from Illuminations An exhibition entitled Saul Steinberg: Illuminations is at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London from November 26 until February 15. It features a retrospective collection of more than 100 works by the Romanian-born American cartoonist whose work was a major part of the New Yorker magazine for six […]
A cartoonist's farewell to Dubya
Whoever wins the US election, he is probably unlikely to be as much of a gift to cartoonists as the guy who is currently putting his feet up in the Oval Office. US editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich tells us “What I’ll Miss About George W.” The PCO: Great British cartoon talent From the PCO (Professional […]
What US cartoonists think of the Barack Obama New Yorker drawing
The New Yorker magazine has managed to secure itself an avalanche of publicity by featuring a cartoon cover by Barry Blitt. The drawing features Barack and Michelle Obama in a pair of mildly satirical poses, which you can see in the video below. But the response of Blitt’s professional colleagues to the drawing and the […]