The blog of Richard Thompson, caricaturist, creator of "Cul de Sac," and winner of the 2011 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
CdS daily page sells at auction
Last night a Little Neuro strip sold for a piece that would have shocked Richard, but made him proud.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Bonotom Studio design samples book
Richard's freelancer employer Bono Mitchell hired him frequently for magazine illustrations for her Bonotom Studio, which she ran with Tom Specht. I scanned a booklet of their work today, although there's nothing by Richard in it. There is a Guy Billout illustration for Contingencies magazine.
Friday, March 10, 2023
Richard lifting his mother's Suitcases (updated)
One of Richard's earliest jobs, done in a style he never returned to, was illustrating his mother's autobiography, The Suitcases. His mother, Anne Hall Whitt, spent some time in an orphanage in Charlotte, NC. The book is touching and worth reading.
The first time we went to HeroesCon, Richard and I visited the site (pictures now included below), and he was very moved by it. Here's some images from Bono's copy of the book, along with some material from Mrs. Whitt-Thompson's funeral that was laid in.
Richard at the orphanage site, June 6, 2010 (updated3/10/23):
The following letter and photo layout are from Richard's father -
Labels:
Anne Hall Whitt,
Charlotte NC,
geneology,
illustration,
orphanages,
The Suitcases
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