Can a prestigious institution with ties to a famous alum reconcile that relationship with the man’s racist past? Theodore Geisel, Class of 1925, is a Dartmouth alumnus whose children’s books and campus namesake sit alongside racist imagery, a contrast that raises questions about legacy and accountability. Madeline Kahn Ehrlich for The Dartmouth comes to grips […]
The Daily Cartoonist wishes the wonderful cartoonist and caricaturist Gerald Scarfe a happy 90th birthday! Artist Gerald Scarfe, born on June 1, 1936, joins our Senior Strippers Club.From the Gerald Scarfe homepage: Born in London in 1936, Gerald’s career has spanned more than 60 years. He established himself as a satirical cartoonist working for Punch […]
Last week two Jewish men were stabbed in a North London street. On taking the attacker down police took action according to that Guardian article: An officer uses Pava spray to try to subdue him before the suspect is shot with a Taser. The suspect falls to the ground and officers kick him in the […]
This August the National Cartoonists Society will present their Silver T-Square to caricaturist and cartoonist Ed Steckley for “outstanding dedication or service to the Society or the profession.” From the National Cartoonists Society’s announcement: The National Cartoonists Society is proud to honor Ed Steckley with the Silver T-Square Award at the80th Annual Reuben Awards, held […]
Ralph Steadman, born on May 14, 1936, becomes a member of The Daily Cartoonist’s Senior Strippers Club.As Mr. Steadman notes in his website’s biography his cartoon and illustrating career began in 1956 in a style that was not unusual for the time. A style he soon became frustrated with. ‘Cartooning wasn’t just making a little […]
Sour Grapes is new at GoComics, sour grapes is an old story with newspapers, The Singh Brotherhood vexes the olde and the new Phantom, Henry Barajas presents good trouble, bad trouble for Scott Adams and revolutionary trouble with Sam Adams, MAD memories with John Ficarra and Gerry Gersten, and Keith Knight about That One Black […]
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