A rescued archive of vintage New York City from a forgotten ash can artistAfter cartoonist, educator, and editor James Sturm discovered the vintage book Mopey Dick and the Duke, he set off to find out more about the author, the deceased and unknown cartoonist Denys Wortman. Sturm immediately took note of the masterful drawings?casual, confident, and brimming with personality?and wondered how this cartoonist escaped his radar. After some online sleuthing, Sturm connected with Wortman?s son, who relayed that an archive of more than five thousand illustrations was literally sitting in his shed in dire need of rescuing. For more than thirty-five years, the illustrations had been fighting such elements as hungry rodents, rusty paper clips, and even a blizzard. Wortman?s son also had drawers full of his father?s correspondence, including letters and holiday cards from William Steig and Walt Disney. Original artwork by artists and personal friends?including Peggy Bacon, Milt Gross,
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