Donald Reilly
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Donald Reilly was a cartoonist
best known for his long association with The New Yorker
magazine. His style of drawing was to sketch quickly to achieve a feeling of spontaneity and to use his cartoons to make a social commentary on the times.
Reilly was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
and began drawing for The New Yorker in 1964, He created 1,107 cartoons and 16 front page covers for the magazine. His work had also appeared in Playboy
, Mad
and Harvard Business Review
amongst others.
In 1984, the town council of Garrett Park, Maryland
voted to install a sign on an intersection that was causing problems stating "At Least Slow Down (formerly STOP)" based on a cartoon he did for The New Yorker. However, it had to be replaced as it kept on being stolen (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/20/arts/20reilly.html?_r=1&oref=slogin),
He died in Norwalk, Connecticut
of cancer
, aged 72.
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
best known for his long association with The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
magazine. His style of drawing was to sketch quickly to achieve a feeling of spontaneity and to use his cartoons to make a social commentary on the times.
Reilly was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
and began drawing for The New Yorker in 1964, He created 1,107 cartoons and 16 front page covers for the magazine. His work had also appeared in Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
, Mad
Mad (magazine)
Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
and Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership among academics, executives,...
amongst others.
In 1984, the town council of Garrett Park, Maryland
Garrett Park, Maryland
Garrett Park is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland. It was named for a former president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, but whether specifically for John Garrett or Robert W. Garrett is a matter of some disagreement between sources. The population was 917 at the 2000 census...
voted to install a sign on an intersection that was causing problems stating "At Least Slow Down (formerly STOP)" based on a cartoon he did for The New Yorker. However, it had to be replaced as it kept on being stolen (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/20/arts/20reilly.html?_r=1&oref=slogin),
He died in Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 85,603, making Norwalk sixth in population in Connecticut, and third in Fairfield County...
of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
, aged 72.