Remembering New
Yorker Cartoonist Charles Barsotti
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A man should be remembered for his work, his wit and his ability to make dogs seem human.
The great
New Yorker Cartoonist Charles Barsotti passed away on Monday at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. In his career spanning 50 years,
Barsotti produced more than 1,000
cartoons that often featured his signature bleak businessmen and dogs dealing with very human problems.
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Barsotti's work was influenced by Li'l Abner, Blondie and Prince Valiant — and later, the single panel cartoons of
The New Yorker and
The Saturday Evening Post. He sold his first cartoon to
The New Yorker in 1962, and by 1970, had become a recognized name in cartoons
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