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October 3, 2005
Conrad Exhibit at USC
If you're in Los Angeles this week, swing by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California for a new exhibit of Paul Conrad's cartoons.
The public is invited to the opening reception of "Conrad & the Presidents" from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5. The reception will feature remarks from the artist and a book signing.
Presented in partnership with the Armory Center for the Arts, "Conrad & the Presidents" features nearly four dozen cartoons on loan from the artist and The Huntington Library. The exhibition spans Conrad's career and includes his Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoons, as well as two sculptures -- of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy -- from his personal collection.
"I like politicians, particularly those who approach every issue with an open mouth -- and a closed mind," Conrad once quipped.
Conrad was chief cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times from 1964 to 1993. He continues to draw new cartoons four days a week and is syndicated internationally by Tribune Media Services. A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he began his career at the Daily Iowan while a student at the University of Iowa in the late 1940s. After earning his B.A. in art in 1950, he joined The Denver Post, where he met and married the newspaper's society writer, Kay King. He remained at The Denver Post, where he earned his first Pulitzer, until the couple moved to Los Angeles in 1964.
He is particularly proud of earning a place on Richard Nixon's enemies list in 1973, and relishes the irony of earning a one-year appointment as the Richard M. Nixon Chair at Whittier College, Nixon's alma mater, during the 1977-78 academic year.
The exhibit if free and open to the public, and runs until May 19, 2006. The Annenberg School is located at 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles.