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Steinberg, Saul
Died: 1999 AD, at 84 years of age.
Nationality: Romanian
Categories: Artists, Cartoonists
1914 - Saul Steinberg, born in Ramnicul-Sarat, EC Romania on the 15th of June. He was a Romanian-American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his work for The New Yorker magazine.
1932 - He attended the Univ. of Bucharest.
1940 - Attended the Reggio Politecnico, Milan (doctorate in architecture).
1941 - He left Italy for the Dominican Republic and from there moved to New York City. He served in the US Navy during World War 2, then returned to New York and became an influential observer and satirist of modern culture.
1945 - 1992 - His work has been published in numerous collections, such as All in Line, The New World, and The Discovery of America.
1976 - One of his most famous images is a New Yorker's shortsighted world view (large Manhattan, small world).
1999 - Died on the 12th of May.
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Saul Steinberg: Illuminations by Joel Smith (Hardcover - Nov 1, 2006) Best known for his barbed and brilliant art forThe New Yorker, Saul Steinberg (1914–1999) did much more. He executed public murals, designed fabrics and stage sets, was an inventive collagist... ![]() Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Steinberg at the New Yorker by Joel Smith (Hardcover - Feb 8, 2005) For six decades, Saul Steinberg's covers, cartoons, features, and illustrations were a defining presence atThe New Yorker. As the magazine became a standard-bearer of taste and intelligence in... ![]() Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Reflections and Shadows by Saul Steinberg and Aldo Buzzi (Hardcover - Jul 2, 2002) We all grew up in Saul Steinberg’s America, a place he envisioned for us in his drawings and cartoons for The New Yorker—none more famous than his iconic image of a New Yorker’s... ![]() |
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