Jacket of best-selling Needham's Inferno (Macmillan of Canada, 1966), winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Illustration by Duncan Macpherson.
Born
Duncan Ian Macpherson (1924-09-20)September 20, 1924 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Born in Toronto, Macpherson dropped out of high school in 1941, aged 17 to join the Royal Canadian Air Force and serve in World War II. While stationed in England, he began taking art classes, and also studied the cartoons of British cartoonist David Low.[3] He left the army in 1946.
In 1947, with the death of his father he briefly took over the family textile business. In 1948, he studied at the school of Boston Museum of Fine Arts and also in that year he began working for Montreal Standard. In 1950, he continued his course of study at the Ontario College of Art.[4] In 1958, he joined the Toronto Star where readers tended to identify with "the poor little guy" in his cartoons.[5] His work has been described as "a combination of Mary Poppins, Mark Twain, and Attila the Hun" with "peerless draftsmanship in the classical tradition — savagery made sublime".[6] but his humour always was directed against pomposity of all kinds.[5]Terry Mosher, the editorial cartoonist who draws under the name Aislin, in his book Professional Heckler: The Life and Art of Duncan Macpherson wrote of him:
"Macpherson drew as well, if not better, than any other Canadian artist who comes to mind. He combined that talent with a diamond-drill wit". "He inspired me and a generation (or two) of others working in the same field".[7]
In 1965, Macpherson exhibited his work with its bold and distinctive brushwork[7] at the Art Gallery of Toronto (later renamed the Art Gallery of Ontario). Among the books published by the Toronto Star and Macpherson of his work was MacPherson: World Events Reportage Drawings the Editorial Cartoon by John Brehl (1966). In 1969, Macpherson's Canada by Macpherson was published by The Star.[3] In 1971, he produced a series of 100 drawings and 15 watercolours documenting the Front de libération du Québec trial. In 1978, Macmillan published Editorial cartoons 1978: 136 selected cartoons by Macpherson. In 1980, he retired from the Toronto Star for the first time. That same year, the Public Archives Canada (now Library and Archives Canada) did a travelling exhibition of his work titled A Daily Smile.[8] On April 25, 1993, Macpherson retired a second time from the Star, and died eight days later.[9]
There is a Duncan Macpherson fonds at Library and Archives Canada. The archival reference number is R5671. The material in the fonds dates from 1958 to 1988. It consists of 1,399 drawings and 18 watercolours. In 2013, aided by the R. Howard Webster Foundation and the Toronto Star newspaper, the McCord Museum purchased and made available online a complete collection of Duncan Macpherson editorial cartoons, known as the Duncan Macpherson Fonds in the McCord Museum, 751 caricatures and illustrations created by Macpherson.[10]
Political cartoons
Duncan Macpherson was well known for his ruthless style. Terry Mosher refers to him as the "king of the third wave." One of Macpherson's most celebrated cartoons featured John Diefenbaker as Marie Antoinette saying "Let them eat cake," after Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro Arrow project and its 14,000 jobs. Pierre Berton said this cartoon was "the beginning, I think, of the country's disillusionment with the Diefenbaker government...scarcely anybody had taken a crack at Diefenbaker until then."[11]
In 2021, Canada Post honoured Macpherson with a stamp featuring his black-and-white "Thirsty or Hungry?" design, highlighting U.S. interests in Canada. It shows a large cat representing the United States sitting behind a fishbowl with the phrase "POWER RESEVOIR"[sic] along the waterline and a small fish with "CANADA" across its side. It was the fourth in a set of five honouring Canadian editorial cartoonists.[16]
^MacLeod, Richaed. "REMEMBER THIS: Political cartoons are signposts in history". www.newmarkettoday.ca. Newmarkettoday.ca, May 14, 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^"Duncan Macpherson". www.canadapost-postescanada.ca. Canada Post. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ abcdeA Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
^"Montreal's Aislin honours legendary Star cartoonist Duncan Macpherson, 25 years after his death". thestar.com. 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
^"Late artist Duncan Macpherson dons fourth editorial cartoonist stamp". canadianstampnews.com. Canada Post, 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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For the former hockey player see Duncan MacPherson Duncan Ian Macpherson CM September 20 1924 in Toronto May 3 1993 in Beaverton Ontario was a Canadian editorial cartoonist 1 He drew for the Montreal Standard starting 1948 and for Maclean s illustrating the writings of Gregory Clark and Robert Thomas Allen He is most famous for his humorous political cartoons for the Toronto Star from 1958 until 1993 2 His syndicated cartoons appeared in seven other Canadian newspapers in Time The New York Times Chicago Daily News and nearly 150 newspapers across the world 3 Duncan MacphersonJacket of best selling Needham s Inferno Macmillan of Canada 1966 winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour Illustration by Duncan Macpherson BornDuncan Ian Macpherson 1924 09 20 September 20 1924Toronto Ontario CanadaDiedMay 3 1993 1993 05 03 aged 68 Beaverton Ontario CanadaAwardsCMSpouse s Dorothy Blackhall Contents 1 Career 2 Political cartoons 3 Awards and honours 4 Stamp news 5 ReferencesCareer EditBorn in Toronto Macpherson dropped out of high school in 1941 aged 17 to join the Royal Canadian Air Force and serve in World War II While stationed in England he began taking art classes and also studied the cartoons of British cartoonist David Low 3 He left the army in 1946 In 1947 with the death of his father he briefly took over the family textile business In 1948 he studied at the school of Boston Museum of Fine Arts and also in that year he began working for Montreal Standard In 1950 he continued his course of study at the Ontario College of Art 4 In 1958 he joined the Toronto Star where readers tended to identify with the poor little guy in his cartoons 5 His work has been described as a combination of Mary Poppins Mark Twain and Attila the Hun with peerless draftsmanship in the classical tradition savagery made sublime 6 but his humour always was directed against pomposity of all kinds 5 Terry Mosher the editorial cartoonist who draws under the name Aislin in his book Professional Heckler The Life and Art of Duncan Macpherson wrote of him Macpherson drew as well if not better than any other Canadian artist who comes to mind He combined that talent with a diamond drill wit He inspired me and a generation or two of others working in the same field 7 In 1965 Macpherson exhibited his work with its bold and distinctive brushwork 7 at the Art Gallery of Toronto later renamed the Art Gallery of Ontario Among the books published by the Toronto Star and Macpherson of his work was MacPherson World Events Reportage Drawings the Editorial Cartoon by John Brehl 1966 In 1969 Macpherson s Canada by Macpherson was published by The Star 3 In 1971 he produced a series of 100 drawings and 15 watercolours documenting the Front de liberation du Quebec trial In 1978 Macmillan published Editorial cartoons 1978 136 selected cartoons by Macpherson In 1980 he retired from the Toronto Star for the first time That same year the Public Archives Canada now Library and Archives Canada did a travelling exhibition of his work titled A Daily Smile 8 On April 25 1993 Macpherson retired a second time from the Star and died eight days later 9 There is a Duncan Macpherson fonds at Library and Archives Canada The archival reference number is R5671 The material in the fonds dates from 1958 to 1988 It consists of 1 399 drawings and 18 watercolours In 2013 aided by the R Howard Webster Foundation and the Toronto Star newspaper the McCord Museum purchased and made available online a complete collection of Duncan Macpherson editorial cartoons known as the Duncan Macpherson Fonds in the McCord Museum 751 caricatures and illustrations created by Macpherson 10 Political cartoons EditDuncan Macpherson was well known for his ruthless style Terry Mosher refers to him as the king of the third wave One of Macpherson s most celebrated cartoons featured John Diefenbaker as Marie Antoinette saying Let them eat cake after Diefenbaker cancelled the Avro Arrow project and its 14 000 jobs Pierre Berton said this cartoon was the beginning I think of the country s disillusionment with the Diefenbaker government scarcely anybody had taken a crack at Diefenbaker until then 11 Awards and honours EditMolson Prize 1971 3 12 National Newspaper Award for Editorial Cartooning 1959 1960 1962 1965 1970 1972 13 Royal Academy of Arts Medal 1966 3 News Hall of Fame 1976 4 Member of the Order of Canada 1987 14 Inducted posthumously into the Giants of the North Hall of Fame as part of the 2018 Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning 15 Stamp news EditIn 2021 Canada Post honoured Macpherson with a stamp featuring his black and white Thirsty or Hungry design highlighting U S interests in Canada It shows a large cat representing the United States sitting behind a fishbowl with the phrase POWER RESEVOIR sic along the waterline and a small fish with CANADA across its side It was the fourth in a set of five honouring Canadian editorial cartoonists 16 References Edit Biography portal MacLeod Richaed REMEMBER THIS Political cartoons are signposts in history www newmarkettoday ca Newmarkettoday ca May 14 2022 Retrieved 17 May 2022 Duncan Macpherson www canadapost postescanada ca Canada Post Retrieved 16 May 2022 a b c d e A Dictionary of Canadian Artists volumes 1 8 by Colin S MacDonald and volume 9 online only by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada Musee des beaux arts du Canada a b Macpherson Duncan Ian Canadian Encyclopedia 1993 04 25 Retrieved 2012 11 17 a b Cartoons by Duncan Macpherson Toronto Toronto Star 1966 Retrieved 19 May 2022 Sheehan Sarah Cartoon Character Literary Review of Canada literaryreviewcanada ca a b editorial Cartoonist Duncan Macpherson Canada Post magazine Retrieved 16 May 2022 Daily smile a travelling exhibition of original Duncan Macpherson cartoons library gallery ca Public Archives Canada Retrieved 17 May 2022 Tributes to Duncan Macpherson Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists Retrieved 2012 11 17 Duncan Macpherson Fonds www musee mccord qc ca McCord Museum Montreal Retrieved 17 May 2022 Mlynek Alex June 1999 Off With Their Heads Ryerson Review of Journalism Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2012 11 17 Molson Prizes Cumulative list of Winners Canada Council Archived from the original on 2012 10 20 Retrieved 2012 11 17 The National Newspaper Award for Editorial Cartooning Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists Retrieved 2012 11 17 Order of Canada citation Montreal s Aislin honours legendary Star cartoonist Duncan Macpherson 25 years after his death thestar com 2018 05 12 Retrieved 2020 07 09 Late artist Duncan Macpherson dons fourth editorial cartoonist stamp canadianstampnews com Canada Post 2021 Retrieved 16 May 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duncan Macpherson amp oldid 1149119024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
