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Hailed as the "King of Cartoons", [6] Steig began drawing illustrations and cartoons for The New Yorker in 1930, producing more than 2,600 drawings and 117 covers for the magazine. One of his cartoon characters, Poor Pitiful Pearl, was made into a popular line of dolls starting in 1956.
Known as the “King of Cartoons,” William Steig created over 1,000 illustrations for The New Yorker. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble in 1970, just two years after publishing his first picture book at the age of 61.
Oct 6, 2003 · Oct. 6, 2003. William Steig, whose insouciant cartoons of street-tough kids and squiggly drawings of satyrs, damsels, dogs and drunks delighted and challenged readers of The New Yorker for more...
In 1939, Steig released his first collection of “symbolic drawings” inspired by psychoanalysis and modern art, which expanded the boundaries of cartoon art. At the time, the artist's early symbolic drawings were deemed too dark for The New Yorker, which published more lighthearted images.
Oct 3, 2013 · Illustrator and author William Steig was once dubbed “the King of Cartoons” by Newsweek magazine. During his professional career, he created more than 1,600 drawings and 117 covers for...
William Steig (born November 14, 1907, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died October 3, 2003, Boston, Massachusetts) was an author, illustrator, and cartoonist who developed a national reputation in the latter half of the 20th century for his thought-provoking, doodle-style cartoons.
Jun 8, 2009 · Jun 8, 2009–Sep 7, 2009. Hailed as the “King of Cartoons,” William Steig had a long acclaimed career as both a brilliant cartoonist and an award-winning, beloved author of children’s literature.
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