Thomas Kerr
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Thomas Kerr is a Canadian illustrator. Educated at the Alberta College of Art and Design
and the School of Visual Arts
. He is an editorial illustrator featured in the New York Times
from 1989 to the present day. Kerr's work has been featured on the OpEd pages of many national publications, focusing on current affairs and political satire. He has received awards of excellence from The Society of Publication Design, Society for News Design
, Communication Arts Magazine and is a member of the Society of Illustrators. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Illustration at St John's University in Queens, New York.
Kerr sued The New Yorker
and illustrator Anita Kunz
in 1999 for copyright infringement
. Kerr argued that Kunz's illustration, "Manhattan Mohawk" was copied from his drawing, "New York Hairline". The New Yorker used Kunz's drawing for its 10 July 1995 cover. The court sided with Kunz saying the drawings were not "substantially similar".
Alberta College of Art and Design
-History:The Alberta College of Art & Design is a Canadian degree-granting, publicly-funded art and design college located in Calgary . It was known as the Provincial Institute of Technology and Arts, which was part of SAIT until 1985...
and the School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
. He is an editorial illustrator featured in the New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
from 1989 to the present day. Kerr's work has been featured on the OpEd pages of many national publications, focusing on current affairs and political satire. He has received awards of excellence from The Society of Publication Design, Society for News Design
Society for News Design
The Society for News Design is an international organization for professionals working in the news sector of the media industry, specifically those involved with graphic design, illustration, web design and infographics....
, Communication Arts Magazine and is a member of the Society of Illustrators. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Illustration at St John's University in Queens, New York.
Kerr sued 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...
and illustrator Anita Kunz
Anita Kunz
Anita E. Kunz, OC is a Canadian-born artist and illustrator.Kunz has lived in London, New York and Toronto, contributing to magazines and working for design firms, book publishers and advertising agencies in Germany, Japan, Sweden, Norway, Canada, South Africa, Holland, Portugal, France and England...
in 1999 for copyright infringement
Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
. Kerr argued that Kunz's illustration, "Manhattan Mohawk" was copied from his drawing, "New York Hairline". The New Yorker used Kunz's drawing for its 10 July 1995 cover. The court sided with Kunz saying the drawings were not "substantially similar".