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On this day, November 26, 1954, Roz Chast was born.
Thu Nov 26, 2020: On this day, November 26, 1954, Roz Chast was born.
Roz Chast
Roz Chast at the 2007 Texas Book Festival (photo by Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0.)
Born: Rosalind Chast; November 26, 1954 (age 68); Brooklyn, New York
Rosalind "Roz" Chast (born November 26, 1954) is an American cartoonist and a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker. Since 1978, she has published more than 800 cartoons in The New Yorker. She also publishes cartoons in Scientific American and the Harvard Business Review.
In recognition of her work, Comics Alliance listed Chast as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition. In May 2017, she received the Alumni Award for Artistic Achievement at the Rhode Island School of Design commencement ceremony.
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Roz Chast at the 2007 Texas Book Festival (photo by Larry D. Moore CC BY-SA 3.0.)
Born: Rosalind Chast; November 26, 1954 (age 68); Brooklyn, New York
Rosalind "Roz" Chast (born November 26, 1954) is an American cartoonist and a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker. Since 1978, she has published more than 800 cartoons in The New Yorker. She also publishes cartoons in Scientific American and the Harvard Business Review.
In recognition of her work, Comics Alliance listed Chast as one of twelve women cartoonists deserving of lifetime achievement recognition. In May 2017, she received the Alumni Award for Artistic Achievement at the Rhode Island School of Design commencement ceremony.
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Roz Chast
I used to have this one. My brother threw it out.
Source: https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/no-222-rodrigo-corral-pairs-up-with-daniel-libeskind-roz-chast-exhibits-her-neurotic-new-yorker-letterform-archive-goes-digital-more/19_nyer_death_balloon/
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She surely is talented. And she nailed palin!
And her graphic memoir about taking care of her aging parents.
She ranks right up there as one of my all time favorite cartoonists. Her drawings, expressions, themes about the absurdity of modern life, are pure gold.
This is one of my favorites
