The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies » News http://www.rockwell-center.org Center for the study of American illustration art Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:38:46 +0000 en hourly 1 Recent Obituaries http://www.rockwell-center.org/news/recent-obituaries/ http://www.rockwell-center.org/news/recent-obituaries/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:41:58 +0000 JKSchiller http://www.rockwell-center.org/?p=2684 Children’s book illustrator Simms Taback (1932-2011) won the Caldecott Medal in 200 for his adaptation of Joseph Had a Little Overcoat.

 

 

 

 

Illustrator and Ramparts art director and sometime illustrator of Time magazine covers, Dugald Stermer (1936-2011) created exquisit drawings.

 

 

]]> Children’s book illustrator Simms Taback (1932-2011) won the Caldecott Medal in 200 for his adaptation of Joseph Had a Little Overcoat.

 

 

 

 

Illustrator and Ramparts art director and sometime illustrator of Time magazine covers, Dugald Stermer (1936-2011) created exquisit drawings.

 

 

]]> http://www.rockwell-center.org/news/recent-obituaries/feed/ 0 On November 23, 1876 . . . http://www.rockwell-center.org/news/on-this-day/ http://www.rockwell-center.org/news/on-this-day/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:11:21 +0000 JKSchiller http://www.rockwell-center.org/?p=2644 On November 23rd in 1876, corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (known as Boss Tweed) was delivered to authorities in New York City after having been captured in Spain. Tweed was in Spain after having escaped from a New York jail. Ironically it was this political cartoon by Nast from earlier that year that was used by Spanishauthorities to identify Tweed.

]]> Thomas Nast The Capture of Tweed - "Tweed-Le-Dee and Tilden-Dum" Front page illustration from Harper's Weekly (July 1, 1876)

On November 23rd in 1876, corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (known as Boss Tweed) was delivered to authorities in New York City after having been captured in Spain. Tweed was in Spain after having escaped from a New York jail. Ironically it was this political cartoon by Nast from earlier that year that was used by Spanishauthorities to identify Tweed.

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