I, too, love the Maslin/Donnelly idea, and your own gloss on it, Jo. On the one hand, few other professions allow the "artist" to leave their name on their work -- there is no sign in our basement saying "proudly plumbed by Alvin Dampbottom," nor did the surgeon who removed my prostate sign my abdomen. But with cartoons, we (I dare speak for the public here, as I am not a cartoonist myself) may tend to skim the cartoons but eventually we get curious about where they're coming from. A cartoonist's work is, at best, public in the way, say, a star athlete's is public. Still, while even a journeyman pro athlete traditionally gets a trading card by a bubble-gum or tobacco company, the cartoonist is recognized only by those who bother to wonder, "What's a 'Thurber'?" So, on the long-awaited other hand, some public, permanent recognition is deserved. And who better than Thurber House to provide it? I hope this idea pans out and the seals bark and applaud for endless years ahead.
Lisa like your article. Love Thurber. In the photo can I ask you what brand/ style of glasses you are wearing? I’ve just had cataract surgery and am looking for new glasses. Thank you for your comics and your humor.
I, too, love the Maslin/Donnelly idea, and your own gloss on it, Jo. On the one hand, few other professions allow the "artist" to leave their name on their work -- there is no sign in our basement saying "proudly plumbed by Alvin Dampbottom," nor did the surgeon who removed my prostate sign my abdomen. But with cartoons, we (I dare speak for the public here, as I am not a cartoonist myself) may tend to skim the cartoons but eventually we get curious about where they're coming from. A cartoonist's work is, at best, public in the way, say, a star athlete's is public. Still, while even a journeyman pro athlete traditionally gets a trading card by a bubble-gum or tobacco company, the cartoonist is recognized only by those who bother to wonder, "What's a 'Thurber'?" So, on the long-awaited other hand, some public, permanent recognition is deserved. And who better than Thurber House to provide it? I hope this idea pans out and the seals bark and applaud for endless years ahead.
Thank you, Chuck! Very good points, for sure!!
Lisa like your article. Love Thurber. In the photo can I ask you what brand/ style of glasses you are wearing? I’ve just had cataract surgery and am looking for new glasses. Thank you for your comics and your humor.
Tom Marino
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Thank you! Those are progressives, I wear them along with my contacts. They are from a nice company called Caddis.