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R.O. BLECHMAN. "The New Rulers." Illustration for "The Sketchbook" section of The New Yorker, published July 4, 2016. Pen, ink, and watercolor on paper with collaged elements. 279x197 mm; 11x7 3/4 inches, on 19 3/4x13-inch sheet. Unsigned. Archivally hinged to matte.
Blechman (1930 - ) is an American cartoonist, an Emmy award-winning animator, children's book author, and graphic novelist. In the mid 1960s, Blechman received acclaim for his revolutionary commercial for Alka-Seltzer featuring a man arguing with his stomach (voiced by Gene Wilder.) In 2003, his career was celebrated by a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. He was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2012.
