Liza Donnelly
The New Yorker
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Liza:
How I Became a New Yorker Cartoonist
Each week, as I approached the building that housed The New Yorker’s offices, my heart would race. → Read More
The Pioneering Cartoons of Nurit Karlin
I remember Karlin, who died this week, at the age of seventy-nine, as being like her cartoons: spare with words, funny, thoughtful, cynical yet optimistic. → Read More
The Lovely Nineteen-Twenties Flapper Cartoons of Barbara Shermund
Throughout the Roaring Twenties, Shermund’s cartoons reflected what it was like to be a “new woman” navigating Manhattan, with sophisticated humor that spoke to the urban demimonde of the day. → Read More
The New Yorker’s Women Cartoonists, Then and Now
Liza Donnelly presents a sampling of the work of the New Yorker's women cartoonists, past and present— including Barbara Smaller, Marisa Acocella, and Kim Warp—originally curated for an exhibition for the Society of Illustrators, in New York City. → Read More
A cartoonist's view: Trump Force One
The President reportedly wants the next Air Force One to be turned out in red, white and blue. Acclaimed cartoonist Liza Donnelly uses video animation to show some "alternative" designs. → Read More
The Weinstein “Whisper” Gets Very Loud –
Every time a powerful man is accused of sexual abuse, groping, harassment, manipulation, and he is “taken down” by the press and others, we hope the behavior will change across the board. I think… → Read More
A Celebration of Editorial Cartooning
A slide show of work from a network of editorial cartoonists who draw to insure respect for freedoms everywhere. → Read More
A Celebration of Editorial Cartooning
A slide show of work from a network of editorial cartoonists who draw to insure respect for freedoms everywhere. → Read More
Freedom Isn't Free: An Interview with North Korean Defector Hyeonseo Lee
I met North Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee in Norway at the Oslo Freedom Forum in 2016. The forum brings together activists and dissidents from the far corners of the earth to tell their stories, make connections for the important work they do, see old friends and meet new ones. Hyeonseo [...] → Read More
Live-Drawing Hillary’s Historic Convention
Many of us in attendance were thinking of our mothers and grandmothers, and I was no exception. → Read More
“And Love Is . . .”: Live-Drawing the 2016 Tony Awards
Sunday evening’s events featured a mixture of sadness and celebration. → Read More
Live-Drawing the 2016 Oscars
The cartoonist Liza Donnelly attended this year’s Oscars ceremony to live-draw the stars and the spectacle. Here’s what she saw. → Read More
Live-Drawing the Women of the New York Comedy Festival
Liza Donnelly sketches the female comedians of the New York Comedy Festival, including Margaret Cho and Kathy Griffin. → Read More
Live-Drawing the Women of the New York Comedy Festival
Liza Donnelly sketches the female comedians of the New York Comedy Festival, including Margaret Cho and Kathy Griffin. → Read More
A Cartoonist in Iceland
It’s not every day a cartoonist gets invited to draw cartoons in Iceland. Most of us sit in our studios, alone, working hard on figuring out what’s funny and how to draw it. Most of the time, that’s what I do. But sometimes there are breaks in this routine, and cartoonists are adaptable. I was → Read More
A Cartoonist in Iceland
It’s not every day a cartoonist gets invited to draw cartoons in Iceland. Most of us sit in our studios, alone, working hard on figuring out what’s funny and how to draw it. Most of the time, that’s what I do. → Read More
A Hashtag Converstation About Women
There are many ways to discuss the recent shooting in California: gun control, mental illness, misogyny. Some are trying to distance this event from women's rights, but it's impossible. This event, and the ensuing debate, is a mirror on our society. The treatment of women is a global issue, and just [...] → Read More
Live Drawing the 'Mad Men' Season Premiere
The cartoonist Liza Donnelly sketches the season première of “Mad Men.” → Read More
Slide Show: Live Drawing the “Mad Men” Season Première
The cartoonist Liza Donnelly sketches the season première of “Mad Men.” → Read More
Funny Women: An Interview With Pink Collar Comedy
"If you decide to become a comic, you are probably immune to caring what society expects of you." Abbi Crutchfield on being a comedian and a woman. → Read More