Arnold Roth is a legendary cartoonist and a true comedian on paper. Also a great guy. For the last seven decades he's contributed his unique drawings, cartoons and comics strips to Esquire, Punch, Playboy, National Lampoon, The Saturday Evening Post, Sports Illustrated, Premiere, Holiday, Politiks, Smithsonian, Humbug, Help!, Time, Newsweek, and The New Yorker, just to name a few.
He's also written and drawn numerous children’s books, sports books, illustrated book jackets, and drawn the syndicated comic strip Poor Arnold’s Almanac. And if that's not enough, Arnold Roth is also a great jazz musician and music aficionado, and has illustrated many jazz, pop, dixieland and even classical album covers, mainly in the 1950's and 60's. Here's a sampling.
Enjoy!
He's also written and drawn numerous children’s books, sports books, illustrated book jackets, and drawn the syndicated comic strip Poor Arnold’s Almanac. And if that's not enough, Arnold Roth is also a great jazz musician and music aficionado, and has illustrated many jazz, pop, dixieland and even classical album covers, mainly in the 1950's and 60's. Here's a sampling.
Enjoy!
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| 1957 Columbia records convention souvenir program give-away |
Thanks to John Wendler for providing some of the album covers.
Very nice album covers :-->
ReplyDeletePURE genius. Praise where it is most certainly due! Thank you for sharing these!
ReplyDeleteThose are all amazing. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteReally fabulous! Love the cactus piece…thank you, Drew!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realised how much of this stuff was Roth. Thank you for the gallery.
ReplyDeleteI always learn something new at this blog. Thanks, Drew. I remember Roth showing his cartoons to Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. Johnny should have let him swing with Doc and the Band for a set!
ReplyDeleteI remember that too Mike. At one point Arnold explained to Johnny his working process: "I drink" .
ReplyDeleteI have the frat one (eh.) and a couple of Roth masterpieces on the Fantasy label. All could be had for a song, tho I never listen to the records!
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