Go, Read: Two Cartoonist Tribute Articles

* there's a biography by Michael Maslin of the iconic New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno coming, so expect a decent amount of feature article writing on the subject. The best part about this first piece of I've seen is the analysis of specific cartoons.

It's difficult at times with an artist like Arno, whose humor might come with a leer, to dissect what was funny and important about what they did. Arno's personal style and the powerful visual impact of his cartoons mitigates the dismissiveness that might greet his frequently deplorable treatment of women in service to his sense of humor. I hope this new biography gives us a chance to sort things out a bit or a chance to see the work with practiced eyes.

* Jessica Zack remembers Phil Frank. Frank had one of the more interesting careers of any 20th Century cartoonist, and was sort of regarded -- with cause -- as the last living "local-only" of artistic significance.
 
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