Ed Koren
December 13, 1935 – April 14, 2023
The world now spins differently as a major anchor to its joyful rotation has passed on. The Center for Cartoon Studies and lovers of comics everywhere lost a dear friend last week as cartooning legend Ed Koren, whose magical drawings have been a signature of The New Yorker since 1962, died at his home in Vermont.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On Thursday, April 2, 2020, West Townshend, Vermont resident Rick Veitch will be appointed Vermont’s fourth cartoonist laureate during a live stream event. Veitch was to be recognized on the Vermont Statehouse floor and meet with Vermont Governor Phil Scott on April 2, but that will be rescheduled due to the pandemic. Vermont is the only state that regularly appoints a cartoonist laureate.
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“Bechdel Test,” named for Vermont Cartoonist Laureate Alison Bechdel, is one of 530 new words and phrases the dictionary added in September 2019. Bechdel introduced the test in 1985 through Dykes to Watch Out For. Two women try to find a movie that passes the test—in vain.
a set of criteria used as a test to evaluate a work of fiction (such as a film) on the basis of its inclusion and representation of female characters
NOTE: The usual criteria of the Bechdel Test are (1) that at least two women are featured, (2) that these women talk to each other, and (3) that they discuss something other than a man.
—Merriam-Webster
Bechdel has been an advisor to students at The Center for Cartoon Studies, a visiting artist, and a commencement speaker. In addition to her comic Dykes to Watch Out For, Bechdel is the creator of Fun Home (Mariner Books, 2007) and Are You My Mother? (Mariner Books, 2013). In 2007, Fun Home was nominated for the Eisner Awards in two categories—Best Reality-Based Work (which it won) and Best Graphic Album—and Bechdel was nominated as Best Writer/Artist. In 2013, Fun Home was adapted as a musical, which went on to win Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score. In 2014, Alison was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship grant and is the Vermont Cartoonist Laureate.
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The New Yorker cartoonist and Brookfield, Vermont resident ED KOREN releases a new book and has several appearances scheduled in Vermont and New Hampshire, including in Norwich and Woodstock!
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Thursday, April 6
Appointment of Vermont Cartoonist Laureate
With the reading of a resolution on the Vermont State House floor, Alison Bechdel will be appointed Vermont Cartoonist Laureate. Assembly convenes at 1pm
Presentation of Laurels
with Cartoonist Laureate Alison Bechdel
Thursday, April 6, 4pm, at The Center for Cartoon Studies.
Montpelier, Vermont-Bolton, Vermont resident Alison Bechdel will become Vermont’s third cartoonist laureate on Thursday, April 6, 2017, when she will be recognized on the Vermont State House floor. Vermont is the only state that regularly appoints a cartoonist laureate.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Peter Welch, Vermont’s congressional delegation, said in a joint statement, “We applaud The Center for Cartoon Studies’ choice of Alison Bechdel to serve as Vermont’s next cartoonist laureate. For three decades, Ms. Bechdel’s talents have been well known to Vermonters, and we have proudly watched her achieve the national acclaim she deserves. Her scope of work – from books to Broadway – has added to our national discourse. Congratulations to Alison Bechdel for continuing another unique tradition that sets Vermont apart.”
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Pick up a FREE Sweet Sweet Snow poster featuring winter cartoons by Vermont Cartoonist Laureate James Kochalka at The Center for Cartoon Studies Holiday First Friday Open House on December 7, 5-8pm.
Book sale and signing (and drawings!) by Harry Bliss, Jon Chad,
James Kochalka, Katherine Roy, Sarah Stewart Taylor, and James Sturm!
First Friday Holiday Open House
December 7, 5-8pm
Our New Building!
46 South Main Street
downtown White River Junction
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Pick up a limited edition print of Vermont Cartoonist Laureate, James Kochalka, Sweet Sweet Snow poster at The Center for Cartoon Studies Open House and Holiday Bazaar on December 7th, 5-8pm!
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Cartooning In An Anxious Age (pdf) is a free comic by Cara Bean on the act of drawing, which focuses your attention and intimately connects you with the generative act of creation. It’s an inspiring read.
Created for middle and high school students, Let’s Talk About It: A Graphic Guide To Mental Health is a lively and educational comic book that destigmatizes the conversation around mental health.
Using the power of comics to teach teens about the way our government works This Is What Democracy Looks Like, A Graphic Guide To Governance is a 32-page comic book created by The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS). This short comic guide helps to bring democracy back to the hands of the people by explaining what democracy actually means and how the whole thing works. This guide will be a great jumping-off point to learn about our government.
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