Media Release -- The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes back Kal for a special presentation as he celebrates the release of Daggers Drawn: 35 Years of Kal Cartoons in The Economist on Sunday, July 21, 2013 from 3:00 to 4:00pm with a presentation followed by a booksigning. Kal's presentation is free with paid admission to the Cartoon Art Museum.
For over three decades Kevin Kal Kallaugher has entertained and enraged a global audience with his sharp cartoons and witty covers for The Economist magazine. In this large beautifully printed retrospective collection, 300 of Kal's best works from his more than 4000 cartoons and 140 covers are printed along with essays discussing his celebrated 35 year career with the magazine. Kal aptly captures in this book the important news and newsmakers of recent history through his uniquely artistic and satirical pen. This book is a must for any news junkie, history buff, art lover or cartoon enthusiast.
About the artist:
Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) is the international award-winning editorial cartoonist for The Economist magazine of London and The Baltimore Sun.
In a distinguished career than spans 35 years, Kal has created over 8000 cartoons and 140 magazine covers. His resumé includes 6 collections of his published work, one man exhibitions in six countries, international honors and awards in seven.
Since 2006, the Norwalk, Ct native and Harvard University graduate has been the Artist-in-Residence at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). He has created acclaimed animations and calendars, toured the US with Second City and addressed audiences around the world. In 1999, The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons said of Kevin "Commanding a masterful style, Kallaugher stands among the premier caricaturists of the (twentieth) century."
Kal lives near Baltimore, Maryland and when not drawing, enjoys snacking on crabcakes and flyfishing in local waters.
