Rate our Bertrand Russell Caricature
Friday, November 26th, 2010
Tell us what you think of our caricature of British philosopher Bertrand Russell. We'd love to get your feedback.
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Celebrate Salvador Dalí with your own Simply Dalí Mug
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Celebrate Salvador Dalí with your own Simply Dalí classic white mug. It has a large handle that’s easy to hold and comes in 11oz and 15oz sizes. Dishwasher and microwave safe. Makes a great gift! Click here to get yours today.
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The art of Alex Katz
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
His portraits betray an obsession with style and surface. How did Alex Katz become one of the most influential painters alive? Read more…
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Simply Charly Wins Gold Medal
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Simply Charly took first place “by a landslide” for its caricature of Salvador Dalí on Wittygraphy, an online community to discover, share, and promote the art of caricature from all over the world. Learn more…
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A glorious line of work: Remembering legendary caricaturist DAVID LEVINE
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
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Insight by a Thousand Strokes
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010Caricature works wonders at skewering puffed-up demigods, moguls and celebrities by ripping off their false facades. For artists it is both a vent for frustration and a tool of dissent, but being good at it is never easy. Just getting a good likeness is hard enough; making it into a truly smart distortion takes a master manipulator. Read more…
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AN APPRAISAL | David Levine – Starting With Lines, but Ending With Truth
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Tributes to David Levine, who died on Tuesday at 83, have been mulling over his place among today’s cartoonists and caricaturists. Fair enough. But his genius was really that he wasn’t like anybody else. Read more…
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David Levine, Biting Caricaturist, Dies at 83
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
David Levine, whose macro-headed, somberly expressive, astringently probing and hardly ever flattering caricatures of intellectuals and athletes, politicians and potentates were the visual trademark of The New York Review of Books for nearly half a century, died Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 83 and lived in Brooklyn. Read more…
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Vote for our Salvador Dalí
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
The man who was not only the most famous and prolific surrealist but claimed to embody surrealism itself, Salvador Dalí was as known for his flamboyance and eccentricity as for his vast and compelling body of work. In his cultivation of an artistic and bizarre image, he contributed as much to the idea of “the artist” as a social phenomenon or clique as he did to painting, sculpture, and film. Vote for our Salvador Dalí caricature at Wittygraphy today.
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