Perhaps more than any other art form, cartoons can serve to foment dissent, arouse ire at injustice, mock the powers that be and shake up the status quo.
Which brings us to the brilliant cartoonist Ronald Searle, who died December 30, 2011 at the age of 91.
I’ve listed some obits below, along with links of general interest. The best single resource on Searle and his work is Matt Jones’ Ronald Searle Tribute blog.
A solo show of Searle’s work is scheduled to open this Saturday, January 7, 2102, at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA. It runs to January 29. Closer to the event, images from the show will be posted here.
For more, see my post from 2007 on Ronald Searle.










Link: The Guardian
BBC News
The Telegraph, and here
Reuters
Solo show at Gallery Nucleus, to 1/29/12
General articles:
Scribble Junkies
Blabbing on Arts and Culture!
Lady Caboodle's Kit
Michael Sporn Animation
The Guardian (2010)
The Guardian (2000)
BBC Audio interview (2005)
Spectator
Five cartoons from Ronald Searle in Le Monde
www.ronaldsearle.co.uk (prints and originals for sale)
Illustrated bio on BPIB
Illustrated bio on Lambiek.net
Ronald Searle and the St. Trinian's Cartoons (essay)
Bio on Wikipedia
My previous post on Ronald Searle
BBC News
The Telegraph, and here
Reuters
Solo show at Gallery Nucleus, to 1/29/12
General articles:
Scribble Junkies
Blabbing on Arts and Culture!
Lady Caboodle's Kit
Michael Sporn Animation
The Guardian (2010)
The Guardian (2000)
BBC Audio interview (2005)
Spectator
Five cartoons from Ronald Searle in Le Monde
www.ronaldsearle.co.uk (prints and originals for sale)
Illustrated bio on BPIB
Illustrated bio on Lambiek.net
Ronald Searle and the St. Trinian's Cartoons (essay)
Bio on Wikipedia
My previous post on Ronald Searle
Wow, add another to the list of major influential artists who passed this year. Searle not only did brilliant cartoons but contributed to the growth of illustration with his work for publications like the NYT and their Op Ed page. I wonder how many cartoonists and illustrators owe a great debt to him.