Mark Alan Stamaty

Mark Alan Stamaty is an American cartoonist and children's writer and illustrator. During the 1980s and 1990s, Stamaty's work appeared regularly in the Village Voice.^[1] He is the creator of the long-running comic strip Washingtoon – on which a short-lived (12-episode) 1985 Showtime Network television series was based^[2] – as well as the earlier comic strip MacDoodle Street,^[3] and the online strip Doodlennium for Slate magazine^[4] He is also a spot illustrator for Slate.^[1] He produced a monthly comic strip in the New York Times Book Review called "Boox" in 2001–2004 that made fun of publishing trends.^[5] Stamaty graduated with a degree in art from the Cooper Union in New York.^[6]

Mark Alan Stamaty
Born	1947 Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Cartoonist
http://www.markalanstamaty.com/

Stamaty has published several books, including collections of his strips and graphic novels for children, notably Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq (2004),^[7] Yellow Yellow (1971, with author Frank Asch; reissued in 2019 by Drawn & Quarterly),^[8] Minnie Maloney & Macaroni (1976) and the cult classic Who Needs Donuts? (originally published in 1973 and reprinted by Random House in 2003)^[9]

In 2012, Jeffrey Brown told USA Today about how Stamaty's Small in the Saddle had influenced his own career and about subsequently meeting the author.^[10]

Stamaty was commissioned to provide an illustration for the interior of retailer Sonos's new store in New York City's SoHo district, which opened in July 2016.^[11]

In 2018, Stamaty drew the cover for "Delancey St. Station", the debut album by NYC rock band, Pinc Louds.

His late father, Stanley Stamaty, was a professional gag cartoonist, and his mother, Clara Gee Stamaty, is a commercial illustrator and fine artist. Stanley and Clara both attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati.^[12]

Children's books

• Yellow Yellow (1971) (Illustrator)
• Who Needs Donuts? (1973)
• Small in the Saddle (1975)
• Minnie Maloney & Macaroni (1976)
• Where's My Hippopotamus? (1977)
• Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq (2004)

References

1. "Slate - Who We Are". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
2. "Satirical comic strip shows up as a series". The Times Leader. Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre. August 27, 1985. p. 41. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Garboden, Clif (3 March 1981). "I Lost It in the Funnies". The Boston Phoenix. 10 (9). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
4. "Doodlennium". Slate Magazine. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
5. "Bio of Mark Alan Stamaty". Retrieved December 21, 2011.
6. Lynch, Mary (4 May 2017). "Alumni Profile: Mark Alan Stamaty A'69". Cooper Union Alumni Association. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
7. "Iraqi Librarian Becomes Cultural Hero in 2 Children's Books". The New York Times. March 17, 2005.
8. Lehoczky, Etelka. "Joy In Excess: The Overflowing Art of Mark Alan Stamaty". NPR. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
9. Stamaty, Mark Alan (2003). Who Needs Donuts? Hardcover – September 23, 2003. Random House Children's Books. ISBN 0375825509.
10. Smith, Zack (30 October 2012). "Cartoonist talks about his favorite children's book". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
11. Abrams, Melanie (11 November 2016). "Have Some Art With Your Handbag". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
12. Jill Huber (February 3, 2009). "Fountain of youth: Nonagenarian artist prepares exhibit at the JCC". New Jersey Jewish News. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2018.

External links

• Official website