If Peter Arno was The New Yorker's quintessential elite Manhattan cartoonist, Syd Hoff was the cartoonist who best represented the working-class sensibilities of the Bronx. Back in the day, my own family members were New Yorkers born and bred in the Bronx, and so it's fitting that today Attempted Bloggery begins a long-overdue salute to the great Syd Hoff. But first let's have him give us a salute in an original drawing right out of the pages of a personally-inscribed copy of his 1944 collection Feeling No Pain. This is how a salute is done in the Bronx, at least without the Cheer.
Note: Be sure to catch up on your reading about Syd Hoff on the Syd Hoff website here and on Ink Spill here.
Attempted Bloggery seeks scans or photos of original art by Syd Hoff as well as published rarities.
Attempted Bloggery suports net neutrality.
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| Feeling No Pain, 1944 Inscribed "April 1945 Very best wishes and greetings to my good friends the Tafts from Syd Hoff" |
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| Syd Hoff eBay Listing Ended November 10, 2015 |
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| Feeling No Pain, 1944 Inscribed "April 1945 Very best wishes and greetings to my good friends the Tafts from Syd Hoff" |
Note: Be sure to catch up on your reading about Syd Hoff on the Syd Hoff website here and on Ink Spill here.
Attempted Bloggery seeks scans or photos of original art by Syd Hoff as well as published rarities.
Attempted Bloggery suports net neutrality.
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As a budding young cartoonist back in the early 70's, I was inspired by Syd Hoff's gentle style and round characters. He also wrote several How To Draw Cartoons books, which I read many times. His words and drawings spoke to me when I was just beginning to draw, before I discovered Addams and Arno and the adult world of cartooning.
ReplyDeleteI read one of his books (from our local library) on how to draw cartoons as well. It was a lot of fun.
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