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Peter Kuper at the Society of Illustrators: Just a Guy Who Loves His Hometown

Oct 4, 2013

Filed Under: cartoon art, cartooning, cartoonist, drawn to new york peter kuper, mad magazine, mocca, museum of comic and cartoon art, new york art, Peter Kuper, society of illustrators

I went to a lecture this week at The Society of Illustrators, the gorgeous clubhouse/museum on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. We…

Sep 10, 2010

Filed Under: ann arbor, blue front, brooklyn waterfront artists coalition, bwac, mad magazine, parody

Show alert: the fall group exhibition at BWAC (aka: The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, “Where EVERYBODY Can Be a Contenda!”)…

May 11, 2009

Filed Under: al jaffee, arnold roth, harvey kurtzman, humbug magazine, humor magazine, jack davis, mad magazine, parody cartoon, will elder

In 1956, Mad was the hottest thing since sunburn. It was selling out every issue, featured the best artistic talent…

Mar 13, 2009

Filed Under: al jaffee, art, cartoon, cartoonist, life is short, mad magazine, new york, tebeau

This week I visited the studio of one of my all-time favorite cartoonists, Al Jaffee. He’s the fellow who did…