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The Funny Pages – Thomas Nast: A Historic View

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Editorial cartooning stretches back through the history of news reporting. Raising awareness of the importance of the art form may have been Thomas Nast (1840-1902). The historic editorial cartoonist is known for popularized the donkey and Read more »

The Funny Pages – Peter Spacek: Holiday Edition

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Remembering to laugh while prepping for the holidays is a good thing. To get things started, editorial cartoonist Peter Spacek provided a few wacky ways to view Christmas and the holiday season.         Read more »

Highlights from Miami Project 2012

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DISPATCH – DEC 17, 2012 (9:35 p.m.) MIAMI, FL- The results are in: Miami Project has been dubbed a success. The gauge for the pronouncement was three-fold: visitor response, exhibitor feedback and the numbers. Miami Project Read more »

The Funny Pages – Steve Kelley

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Steve Kelley takes a two-prong approach when considering subjects for his editorial cartoons: they feature politics or “stuff people actually care about,” Kelley said, according to townhall.com. With over two decades creating cartoons seen across America, Read more »

Visual Diary: Highlights from Art Basel Miami Beach 2012

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DISPATCH – DEC 12, 2012 (10:35 p.m.) MIAMI BEACH, FL- Mixed media installations and sculpture were strong at the 2012 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach. Painting and references to painting made a solid showing. Video Read more »

VISUAL DIARY: First Look at Art Basel Miami Beach

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DISPATCH – DEC 7, 2012 (11:05 a.m.) MIAMI BEACH, FL- Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 is in full swing. Sara Nightingale of the Sara Nightingale Gallery in Water Mill, NY was there even before the doors opened. Following Read more »

The Funny Pages – Walt Handelsman

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It’s difficult not to be in awe of Walt Handelsman. He’s the most widely reprinted cartoonist in America. He’s won every major journalism award for cartooning excellence. He’s won The Pulitzer Prize twice for editorial cartoons. Read more »

The Funny Pages – Signe Wilkinson

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Signe Wilkinson has an unusual moniker–the “Pennsylvania state vegetable substitute.” Legend has it that she was awarded the title by a former speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1989. Why or how this came Read more »

The Funny Pages – Jimmy Margulies

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Jimmy Margulies keeps a close watch on campaign trails–all of them. National, state and local politics are fair game for Margulies. A prolific political cartoonist, Margulies transforms sharp observations into a stream of drawings for The Read more »

The Funny Pages – Mike Keefe

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Mike Keefe draws it as he sees it. Politicians, Lance Armstrong, speed bikers, technology flaws, climate change and the economy are all fodder for his editorial cartoons. Keefe’s a Pulitzer Prize winner. He plays harp and Read more »