Carla and Simon Bowden's Copy of Man Bites Man by Steven Heller

Man Bites Man:  Two Decades of Satiric Art is a 1981 survey by prolific author and editor Steven Heller. A copy inscribed by Heller to Carla and Simon Bowden in the year of publication is currently available on AbeBooks for a reasonable $30. (I believe Carla worked at the Leo Burnett advertising agency at the time and the couple either lived or came to live in Westport. I also believe they eventually divorced.) Heller has written, coauthored, or edited more than one-hundred thirty books, mostly about design. A partial listing of his published work on Wikipedia currently does not include this book or indeed any of his books published prior to 1986.

Cover drawing by Edward Koren

The world-class cartoonists whose work appears in this project

Steven Heller
AbeBooks listing accessed September 3, 2022

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30825029207&searchurl=kn%3Dgeorge%2Bbooth%26sgnd%3Don%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-image20

Note:  That back cover shows the signatures of many of the first-rate cartoonists who originally captivated me, inspiring my interest in the field. I would be honored to hear from anyone with personal reminiscences, original art, photographs, correspondence, or other rarities relating to any of them.

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Heinrich Kley: Grinning and Bearing It

The spring 2007 auction at Illustration House included a watercolor titled Bear Family Relaxing. We are told it's a satire. Satire, one would think, should be recognizable without having to have it labeled as such. To me it seems more anthropomorphic than satirical. In other words, it doesn't so much mock human behavior as elevate bears to human status.

Heinrich Kley
Satire:  Bear Family Relaxing

Illustration House, June 2, 2007

http://www.illustration-house.com/recent/a35/a35pages/a35_103.html

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New Year's Dread from Edward Koren

Five years ago cartoonist Edward Koren helped Christopher Buckley and the New York Times welcome in the New Year 2009. A look back at "What New Yorkers Should Dread in the New Year," the old New Year, that is:

Edward Koren, "What New Yorkers Should Dread in the New Year"
The New York Times, December 26, 2008

Edward Koren, "What New Yorkers Should Dread in the New Year"
The New York Times, December 26, 2008

Edward Koren, "Starbucks may be forced to reduce
the number of its New York locations to 12,000."
The New York Times, December 26, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/nyregion/thecity/28drea.html

Note:  More art by Edward Koren may be seen here.

Attempted Bloggery's archive of classic posts to welcome in the New Year is located here.

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