Lászlo Roth: Esquire Cartoons

Yesterday's post about illustrator Lászlo Roth identified him as a New Yorker spot artist. This prompted reader Jeff Nelson to shed some light on another aspect of Roth's career. Jeff sent in three vintage color cartoons from Esquire magazine. These were published between January 1955 and January 1957. They are noteworthy for their versatile technique and for the prominent and unusual use of collage elements in each of them.

"Adam, I'm turning over a new leaf today!"
Lászlo Roth
Esquire, January 1955, page 47

Image courtesy of Jeff Nelson

"How are you fixed for blades?"
Lászlo Roth
Esquire, May 1956, page 83

Image courtesy of Jeff Nelson

"I've been coming here for fifteen years and they haven't struck oil yet[.]"
Lászlo Roth
Esquire, January 1957, page 90

Image courtesy of Jeff Nelson

From Esquire Classic:

Note:  My sincere thanks go to contributor Jeff Nelson for allowing me to keep this Lászlo Roth appreciation going a bit longer.

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P. K. Thomajan's Copy of Saul Steinberg's The Art of Living

P. K. Thomajan was the author of essays and books about design. One imagines he was delighted by Saul Steinberg's drawing of a dog in his copy of The Art of Living (1949). Could one hope to master the art of living without a dog? If memory serves, Steinberg himself kept a cat. At any rate, the inscription and drawing were made in the year of publication. The photographs shown here appear courtesy of A Friend of the Blog.

Note:  Once again, my thanks to A Friend of the Blog for documenting this wonderful copy of the book.

Uniquely signed, inscribed, or drawn upon copies of The Art of Living (or other books) by Saul Steinberg always make welcome submissions to this blog.

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