Liza Donnelly
Encyclopedia
Liza Donnelly is an American
cartoonist
, best known for her work in The New Yorker
.
She sold her first cartoon to The New Yorker
in 1979, and they began to appear regularly in that magazine in 1982, at which time she was the youngest, and one of only three women cartoonists at the magazine. Donnelly’s work has appeared in many other national publications, including The New York Times
, The Harvard Business Review, The Nation
, Audubon, Glamour (magazine)
, Good Housekeeping
, Cosmopolitan (magazine)
, National Lampoon (magazine), American Photographer, Scholastic News, Cobblestone, and Habitat
.
Online publications that have published Donnelly's work include wowOwow
, The Daily Beast
,, Open Salon
, The New Yorker
,, CNN
,, and Women's eNews
.
She is on the faculty at Vassar College
, where she teaches Cartoons in American Culture and Women’s Studies. A self-described feminist, in her book, Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Greatest Women Cartoonists And Their Cartoons, Donnelly chronicles the history of women in New Yorker cartoons, both as illustrators and as subjects. In Sex & Sensibility, which Donnelly edited, cartoons from ten female cartoonists explore the female perspective on love and sex.
Donnelly is also an experienced public speaker. Shortly after the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
, she spoke at the United Nations
on behalf of Cartooning For Peace. She also spoke at the first ever TED
Women conference.
Donnelly is married to fellow New Yorker
cartoonist Michael Maslin.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, best known for her work in The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
.
She sold her first cartoon to The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
in 1979, and they began to appear regularly in that magazine in 1982, at which time she was the youngest, and one of only three women cartoonists at the magazine. Donnelly’s work has appeared in many other national publications, including The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Harvard Business Review, The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
, Audubon, Glamour (magazine)
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
, Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Housekeeping Seal," popularly known as the...
, Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
, National Lampoon (magazine), American Photographer, Scholastic News, Cobblestone, and Habitat
Habitat (magazine)
Habitat is an American real estate magazine founded in 1982 and aimed at co-op boards, condominium associations, and related professionals such as attorneys and managing agents...
.
Online publications that have published Donnelly's work include wowOwow
WowOwow
wowOwow is a U.S.-based website publication run by Joni Evans. The site was launched by CEO Joni Evans, Mary Wells Lawrence, Liz Smith, Lesley Stahl, and Peggy Noonan on March 8, 2008...
, The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast is an American news reporting and opinion website founded and published by Tina Brown, former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker as well as the short-lived Talk Magazine. The Daily Beast was launched on October 6, 2008, and is owned by IAC...
,, Open Salon
Open Salon
Open Salon is a hybrid blogging platform and social network site started by the Salon Media Group, Inc. According to Salon Editor-in-Chief Joan Walsh "Open Salon gets rid of traditional gatekeepers, and makes our smart, creative audience full partners in Salon's publishing future." After...
, The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
,, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
,, and Women's eNews
Women's eNews
Women's eNews is a nonprofit online news service based in New York City. It publishes international news articles specializing in coverage of women's lives.- History :...
.
She is on the faculty at Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
, where she teaches Cartoons in American Culture and Women’s Studies. A self-described feminist, in her book, Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Greatest Women Cartoonists And Their Cartoons, Donnelly chronicles the history of women in New Yorker cartoons, both as illustrators and as subjects. In Sex & Sensibility, which Donnelly edited, cartoons from ten female cartoonists explore the female perspective on love and sex.
Donnelly is also an experienced public speaker. Shortly after the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after 12 editorial cartoons, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005...
, she spoke at the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
on behalf of Cartooning For Peace. She also spoke at the first ever TED
TED (conference)
TED is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading"....
Women conference.
Donnelly is married to fellow New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
cartoonist Michael Maslin.
External links
- official site
- http://www.cartoonbank.com/bin/venda?ex=co_wizr-locayta&collate=ivtype&collate=cat&collate=pdxtlayout&collate=pdxtstyle&collate=pdxtdecade&collate=pdxtpublicationdate&collate=pdxtartist&collate=pdxtpublished&collate=pdxtperson&collate=pdxtdesigner&collate=pdxtauthor&collate=pdxtlocation&collate=pdxtcity&collate=pdxtstate&collate=pdxtcountry&termtextkeywordsearch=liza%20donnelly&typekeywordsearch=keyword&fieldrtype=type&termtextrtype=invt&typertype=exact&fieldcatrestrict=xancestorid&termtextcatrestrict=shop&typecatrestrict=exact&termorder=keywordsearch%3Artype%3Acatrestrict&template=wz_locayta&pagenum=1&perpage=20&threshold=0&spellcorrect=1&datasource=cartoonbankae&setpagenum=1&termtextpdxtartist=Donnelly%2C%20Liza&typepdxtartist=exact&fieldpdxtartist=pdxtartistDonnelly's cartoons at the New Yorker cartoon bank]
- Media Bistro article about the publication of Sex And Sensibility
- http://www.ted.com/talks/liza_donnelly_drawing_upon_humor_for_change.htmlTEDTED (conference)TED is a global set of conferences owned by the private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading"....
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