Roy Doty
Roy Doty (1922) is an American cartoonist, artist and illustrator. He has created humorous cartoon Illustrations for books, packaging, advertising, comic strips, television and not-for-profit organization campaigns.
Doty grew up in Columbus, Ohio,[1] served in World War II as a cartoonist, and began his career as a New York City freelance cartoonist in 1946.[1]
His "Wordless Workshop", a popular home improvement series, ran as a syndicated feature for 50 years; it currently runs in Family Handyman magazine. He has been published in The New York Times, Field & Stream, Popular Science, the London Daily Mail, Elle and many other magazines. He does several monthly newsletters, including a children's newsletter for the American Institute for Cancer Research. Some of his ad clients include Buick, Black & Decker, Ford, Macy's, Minute Maid, Mobil Oil, Texas Instruments and Perrier.[1]
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[edit] Comic strip
For three years (1969–71), he wrote and drew the syndicated comic strip Laugh-In, based on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.[1]
[edit] Books
Doty has illustrated more than 170 children's books and written 27.
He is still active as an illustrator, and his work can be seen as part of the "Aha! Puzzle This" page in Make magazine.
[edit] Awards
Doty was recognized for his work with the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Illustrator of the Year Award (2006), Advertising Award (1978), Advertising and Illustration Award (1967, 1970, 1978, 1989, 1996 and 2005), Commercial Award (1989) and Greeting Card Award (1994).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Roy Doty Papers Syracuse University, 9 Oct 2007, Retrieved 9/1/2010
- ^ National Cartoonists Society Awards
[edit] External links
- Roy Doty official site
- Roy Doty at lambiek.net
- "Roy Doty: Cartooning into a New Century", Alliance for Aging Research
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