New Yorker Cartoonists of the Hudson Valley at the Arts Mid-Hudson Gallery

Posted by Harlem Valley News Posted on September 7, 2016
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New Yorker Cartoonists of the Hudson Valley at the Arts Mid-Hudson Gallery

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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY: Arts Mid-Hudson latest exhibit, New Yorker Cartoonists of the Hudson Valley, features the work of Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin.  The exhibit opens on September 9and runs through October 30, 2016exhibiting 16 cartoons published in the New Yorker magazine over the years.

Along with original New Yorker cartoons, Michael Maslin and Liza Donnelly will be present at a reception and book signing event at the gallery on Friday, October 21, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.  Copies of their recent books include, Women On Men, a collection of Donnelly’s cartoons and writing which was a finalist for the well-known humor award in 2014, The Thurber Prize; Donnelly authoredWhen Do They Serve The Wine?,  The Folly, Flexibility and Fun of Being a Woman, Funny Ladies: The New Yorker’s Greatest Women Cartoonists and Their Cartoons, a history of the women who drew cartoons for the magazine, Sex and Sensibility: Ten Women Examine the Lunacy of Modern Love in 200 Cartoons and Cartoon Marriage: Adventures in Love and Matrimony with the New Yorker’s Cartooning Couple (with Michael Maslin). Donnelly conceived of and edited three collections of cartoons for Ballantine Books calledMothers and Daughters, Fathers and Sons, and Husbands and Wives (the last two with Michael Maslin). Husbands and Wives and another collection for Andrews and McMeel entitled Call Me When You Reach Nirvana were collections of Ms. Donnelly’s and Mr. Maslin’s cartoons.

Books will be available at Arts Mid-Hudson while their work is on exhibit.

Gallery Hours & Location:

Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Michael Maslin’s first cartoon appeared in the New Yorker in 1978 after many failed attempts. Since 2007, Maslin launched Ink Spill, dedicated to news of New Yorker Cartoonists, past and present. Ink Spill is comprised of six sections: News & Events, The New Yorker Cartoonists A-Z (a listing of bare bone bios of all cartoonists who have contributed to the magazine), Links, Posted Notes (essays on New Yorker cartoonists), From the Attic (artifacts related to New Yorker cartoons/cartoonists) and The New Yorker Cartoonists Library. After 15 years of writing and research, Maslin’s biography, Peter Arno: The Mad Mad World of The New Yorker’s Greatest Cartoonist was published by Regan Arts in April of 2016.
Liza Donnelly is a contract cartoonist and writer with The New Yorker Magazine, where she has been drawing cartoons about culture and politics for over thirty years. She is also a columnist and cartoonist for Forbes.com, specializing in politics and women’s rights.  Donnelly is also a featured weekly political cartoonist for Medium.  Her writing and cartoons have also appeared on Politico, Huffington Post, Daily Beast, Washington Post, and Salon. Donnelly is a Cultural Envoy for the US State Department, traveling around the world speaking about freedom of speech, cartoons and women’s rights.  As a public speaker, Donnelly has also spoken at TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) and the United Nations, to name a few.
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Author: Harlem Valley News