Bio
Jules Feiffer
The first cartoonist commissioned by
The New York Times to create comic strips for their Op-Ed page, Jules Feiffer has been honored with major retrospectives at the New York Historical Society, the Library of Congress and The School of Visual Arts. From his
Village Voice editorial cartoons (see
Explainers: The Complete Village Voice Strips, 1956-1966) to his plays and screenplays including
Little Murders and
Carnal Knowledge, Feiffer's satirical outlook has helped define Americans politically, sexually and socially.
Writings and illustrations for children and young adult books include:
The Man in the Ceiling,
A Room with a Zoo and
Bark, George! Feiffer has taught at the Yale School of Drama, Northwestern University, Dartmouth, and presently at Stony Brook Southampton College. His memoir,
Backing into Forward (Doubleday 2010), relates how persistent failure inspired him to reinvent himself as an artist over and over.
www.julesfeiffer.com Maura Keefe
Contemporary dance historian and dance writer Maura Keefe is a Scholar-in-Residence at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. She has led audience engagement programs at numerous locations including Princeton University, UCLA, the Goethe Institut, City Center and DANCECleveland. Her current research areas are the exploration of the choreography of talking dancing in contemporary dance and the relationships between dance
and sports. Keefe has an MFA in choreography and performance from Smith College, and a PhD in dance history and theory from University of California, Riverside. She is the chair of the Department of Dance at SUNY College at Brockport.
Norton Owen
As Director of Preservation for Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Norton Owen programs the PillowTalks series, directs all activities involving the extensive Archives, and serves as curator for several exhibitions each season. He is a contributing author to numerous books and publications, Past Chair of the Dance Heritage Coalition, President of the O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation, and was for many years the Institute Director of the José Limón Dance Foundation. In 2000, Dance/USA honored Owen with its Ernie Award for "unsung heroes who have led exemplary lives in dance."
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Encyclopædia Britannica Article
- cartoon
Originally, a full-size drawing used for transferring a design to a painting, tapestry, or other large work. Cartoons were used from the 15th century by fresco painters and stained-glass artists. In the 19th century the term acquired its popular meaning of a humorous drawing or parody. Cartoons in that sense are used today to convey political commentary, editorial opinion, and social comedy in newspapers and magazines. The greatest early figure is William Hogarth, in 18th-century Britain. In 19th-century France, Honoré Daumier introduced accompanying text that conveyed his characters' unspoken thoughts. Britain's Punch became the foremost 19th-century venue for cartoons; in the 20th century The New Yorker set the American standard. A Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning was established in 1922. See also caricature; comic strip.
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