J. B. Handelsman

John Bernard "J.B." Handelsman (February 5, 1922 - June 20, 2007) was a cartoonist and illustrator whose work appeared for decades in "The New Yorker", "Punch", "Playboy", and other United States and British publications.

Biography

"Bud" Handelsman was born in New York City, attending the Art Students League and New York University. He worked for several years as a freelance graphic designer and, in 1950, married Gertrude Peck, a harpist, and moved to Long Island, where their three children were born.

In 1963, he and his family moved to England where he took up cartooning full time. In 1982, he and GP returned to the United States, where he continued to publish cartoons until shortly before his death in 2007.

Published works

Cartoons

* The New Yorker [cite web | url = http://www.cartoonbank.com/product_details.asp?mscssid=BUGX0K6RQEED8JM63S1ALLRSTKD09046&sitetype=1&did=4&sid=46581&whichpage=1&sortBy=popular&keyword=handelsman&section=cartoons | title = The Cartoon Bank | accessdate = 2007-06-23 | author = The New Yorker | authorlink = The New Yorker | coauthors = | language = ]
* Punch (magazine), For 11 years, he produced a full-page weekly feature for Punch, the British humor magazine, called "Freaky Fables. [cite web | url = http://www.punchcartoons.com/index.php?manufacturers_id=118 | title = Handelsman cartoons from Punch | accessdate = 2007-06-23 | author = punchcartoons.com | authorlink = | coauthors = | language = ]
* Playboy

Illustration

*He also illustrated many books, including "Families and How to Survive Them" and "Life and How to Survive It", both by Monty Python star John Cleese and psychotherapist Robin Skynner, and "The Mid-Atlantic Companion" by David Frost and Michael Shea, plus a number of books for children.

Animation

He devised a 10-minute animated film for the BBC called "In the Beginning", based on the Biblical story of the Creation.

References

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The New York Times obituary, June 26, 2007, p. B7.