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Tag Archives: Art
Word and Image: The Art of Cartooning
Below is the transcript of a talk I gave at the Creativity Symposium at the Haystack Mountain School in Maine in 2011. This will be produced as a monograph, and available in libraries across the country. Speaking about creativity … Continue reading
Posted in Random but Relevant
Tagged Art, Ben Shahn, cartoonist, creativity, James Thurber, New Yorker, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky
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Why Cook?
I’m not going to blog Thanksgiving. Nor am I going to tweet it. Alright, I might tweet something about food. My relationship with cooking is a mixed one, a love/hate one. Some say I am a good cook, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Random but Relevant
Tagged Art, blogging, cartoons, Cooking, food, Holidays, Home, Thanksgiving
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Conversation with Bob Mankoff and Me
We had a lot of laughs last night at The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. The event was very well attended, and Bob (cartoonist and New Yorker cartoon editor) and I talked about creating cartoons, editing cartoons, New Yorker … Continue reading
Posted in About the book, Events
Tagged Al Jaffee, Art, Cartoon, comics, Denis Kitchen, Mocca, New Yorker, Robert Mankoff
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Mention in the New York TImes
The New York Times is my favorite paper, so when they mention me and my work, it is a thrill. In today’s online version (here is the link) , there is a story about all things comic and cartoon (the … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Art, comics, Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, New York Comic Con, New York Times, The New Yorker
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And The Wine Was Served
Last night, in celebration of my book When Do They Serve the Wine? and opening of my exhibition, Decades of Donnelly, The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art had a party. Thanks to all who came to laugh and drink … Continue reading
Posted in About the book, Events, News
Tagged Al Jaffee, Art, Arts and Entertainment, cartoons, Chronicle Books, comics, Denis Kitchen, Mad (magazine), Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, Wine
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Watching Everyone Better
This is a drawing I did for a postcard for The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. They wanted to make a card to publicize my show, and I tried to think of something funny that represented my years in … Continue reading
Posted in About the book, Events, From the Book
Tagged Art, cartoonists, Cat, comics, coping mechanism, dogs, drawing, fitting in, The New Yorker, twitter
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