NICKY ZANN. "Steve Martin: The Funnier Side of Eastern Canada." Illustration for the Video Tape Network, publicizing Steve Martin's first taped comedy special, 1974. India ink, marker, graphite, and gouache on Bristol board paper. 279x235 mm; 11x9 1/4 inches, tipped to 15x12 1/2-inch board. Signed an left image. Accompanied by a later version of the same image, commissioned by HBO, a magazine clipping, and the original promotional poster.
Zann (1943 - ) is a New York-based artist whose career spans five decades and reaches far and wide across New York's pop and culture scene. Recognized as one of the most innovative and prolific cartoonists and illustrators of his generation, Zann's work has appeared in magazines such as Newsweek, Esquire, Fortune; daily newspapers such as The New York Times; and in comics and on mystery covers. His celebrity caricatures have been featured in ads for ABC, MTV, CBS and NBC networks, as well as for HBO. In the early 1970s, the Disney Corporation endorsed Zann to draw Disney characters, all personally approved by Roy Disney. His work has been exhibited around the world including at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Textile Museum in the Netherlands.
