Charles Barsotti
Charles Barsotti (born 1933)[1] is an American cartoonist who has contributed gag cartoons to major magazines.[2]
Born in San Marcos, Texas, Barsotti grew up in San Antonio and graduated from Texas State University in 1955.[3] He has been the cartoon editor of The Saturday Evening Post and has been a staff cartoonist at The New Yorker since 1970. His work has also appeared in Playboy and Fast Company, among other publications. A signature artist whose rounded, elegant, sparsely detailed style evokes both the traditional world of a James Thurber and the contemporary sensibility of a Roz Chast.
Barsotti's work features a simple repertory including a nameless, lovable pooch and a monarch whose kingdom consists of a guard and a telephone.
His work in comic strips includes:
- C. Barsotti's People
- My Kind of People
- P.J. McFey
- Sally Bananas (1969–1973)
- Funny Form (1974)
- Punchline: USA (1975)
- Broadsides (1975–1979)
In 1992, his dog character was adopted as a logo by the office supplies company Niceday Ltd, which was taken over the French company Guilbert, leading to the nickname "Niceday pup" in the United Kingdom.[4] On 26 February 1996, the pup also appeared on one of three United Kingdom postage stamps featuring Barsotti's cartoons.
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[edit] Awards
Barsotti received the National Cartoonist Society's Gag Cartoon Award for 1988 for his work.
He currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri.
[edit] Books
- A Girl Needs a Little Action (1969)
- Kings Don't Carry Money (August 1983)
- Barsotti's Texas (July 1986)
- The Essential Charles Barsotti (October 1, 1998)
- From the Very Big Desk of...: Business Cartoons by New Yorker Cartoonist Charles Barsotti (May 17, 2006)
- They Moved My Bowl: Dog Cartoons by New Yorker Cartoonist Charles Barsotti (May 15, 2007)
[edit] References
- ^ http://texasmonthly.com/preview/2000-04-01/exfiles Texas Monthly article, 01 April 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN 0-9700077-0-1.
- ^ http://txstateu.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/alumni-profile-charles-barsotti/ Texas State University Alumni Profiles. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ http://guilbertuk.co.uk/a_dog_story_19.html 'A dog story' at guilbert.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
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