Bob Staake
Bob Staake | |
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| Born | September 26, 1957 |
| Known for | Author–Illustrator |
| Notable work | Look! A Book!(2010) The Donut Chef(2008) The Red Lemon(2006) The Orb of Chatham(2005) Hello, Robots!(2004) |
Bob Staake/ˈstæk/STAK[1](born September 26, 1957 inLos Angeles[2]) is an Americanillustrator,cartoonist,children's book author and designer. He lives and works inChatham, Massachusettson the elbow ofCape Cod.
After drawing editorial cartoons while atWest High SchoolinTorrance, California,[3]Staake attended theUniversity of Southern California(1977) on a journalism/international relations scholarship. He interned at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial's Students Press Law Center.
Cartoons and illustration
[edit]Artwork by Staake has been published in theChicago Tribune,Easy Reader,theLos Angeles Times,theMiami Herald,The New York Times,Sports Illustrated Kids,Time,USA Today,The Washington PostandThe Wall Street Journal.His illustrations have appeared in advertising for numerous companies, includingAmerican Express,theCartoon Network,Dr Pepper,Hallmark Cards,Kenner Toys,McDonald's,Nickelodeon,Ralston Purina,SonyandUnited Airlines.
Starting in 1993, Staake contributed concepts and cartoons to "The Style Invitational",a humor competition atThe Washington Post.In 1995, he became a regular contributor toMad.He created many covers forThe New Yorker,beginning with the September 4, 2006 issue.
Staake is noted for usingvintage softwareto create his illustrations. He currently uses Adobe Photoshop 3.0[1]onClassicinMac OS X.
Books
[edit]Staake began as a book illustrator in 1992 when he contributed toJay Leno'sHeadlines(Warner Books). In 1998, he wrote and illustrated his first book for children,My Little 1 2 3 Book(Little Simon), a 26-pageboard book.He followed with numerous books for children, includingThe Red Lemon,named byThe New York Timesas one of the ten best illustrated children's books of 2006.[citation needed]
InThe Complete Book of Caricature(North Light Books,1991). Staake explained how a subject's personality is incorporated into a drawing and provided reference materials, along with samples of caricaturists, includingDavid Levine,Mort DruckerandRalph Steadman.In 1990, 1991 and 1993, Staake wrote and co-edited theHumor and Cartoon Marketsseries of resource books listing magazines, newsletters, greeting card companies and other publishers who purchase humorous illustrations. In 1996, forThe Complete Book of Humorous Art(North Light), he interviewed 20 illustrators, includingGary Baseman,Lou Brooks and Elwood Smith.[citation needed]
In September 2016 Bob Staake released under the pseudonym Arthur Gackley a book of children's book covers for adults entitledBad Little Children's Books.Three months after release blogger Kelly Jensen at Book Riot critiqued the humor book for propagating racist stereotypes. The subsequent online outcry led Staake to request that his publisher, Abrams Books, cease printing the book.[4][5][6]The National Coalition Against Censorship, whose Board of Directors currently includes Abrams president and CEO Michael Jacobs, issued a statement in support of the book: “We support Abrams’ decision to publish this, or any other book, even if it offends some readers. We urge the company not to accede to pressure to withdraw the book, but to stand for the proposition that it is the right of authors to write as they choose and of individuals to decide for themselves what to read.”[7]Abrams clarified in a statement that they were only ceasing future printings of the book in order to honor the author's request and would not otherwise have intervened.[8]
Influences
[edit]Diane Arbus,Aurelius Battaglia,Mary Blair,Jean Carlu,A. M. Cassandre,Paul Colin,Dr. Seuss,Charles and Ray Eames,Walker Evans,Tibor Gergely,Edward Gorey,Paul Klee,Alvin Lustig,John Parr Miller,Paul Rand,Richard Scarry,Raymond Scott,Ettore Sottsass,Philippe StarckandGrant Wood.[2]
Awards
[edit]- New York TimesBest Illustrated Children's Books Award (2006)[9]
- National Cartoonists Society,Reuben Award, Best Cartoonist in the Division of Newspaper Illustration (1997)[10]
Bibliography
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References
[edit]- ^abTaaffe, Rachael (March 2011)."Look! A Book-Maker!".Parent & Child Magazine.Scholastic, Inc.
- ^abArber, Jason (2002)."Bob Staake".Pixelsurgeon.Pixelsurgeon Creative Consultants Ltd. Archived fromthe original(interview)on 2007-10-14.
- ^Corrigan, Dan (May 1, 1998)."Bob Staake: Future of Newspapers Belongs to Visual Artists".St. Louis Journalism Review.
- ^"Jensen, Kelly. (December 2016)" It's not Funny. It's Racist. "".Bookriot.com.2 December 2016.Retrieved2016-12-06.
- ^"Reid, Calvin." Under Fire Abrams to Stop PublishingBad Little Children's Books(December 2016) ".Publishers Weekly.Retrieved2016-12-06.
- ^"Kean, Danuta." Bad Little Children's Books Satire Pulled Following Racism Accusations "(December 2016)".The Guardian.6 December 2016.Retrieved2016-12-06.
- ^"National Coalition Against Censorship. Statement." Groups Defend Intellectual Freedom and Right to Read; Stand by Embattled Publisher (December 2016) ".National Coalition Against Censorship.5 December 2016.Retrieved2016-12-06.
- ^"Abrams Books Tumblr post (December 2016)".Abrams Books Tumblr.Retrieved2016-12-06.
- ^"New York Times Best Illustrated Books of 2006".BookReporter.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2008-04-24.Retrieved2008-05-24.
- ^"Reuben Award".National Cartoonists Society.National Cartoonists Society.Retrieved2008-05-24.
