Paul Cox

Russian Tea Room NYC Poster by Paul Cox

c. 1990s

Sean Delonas Untitled (sssuuuccckkkeeerrrsss), c. 21st century Screenprint (?) Sight: 9 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. Framed: 18 7/8 x 21 7/8 x 1 in. Signed and inscribed top Signed lower left in plate Best known as the cartoonist for the New York Post’s Page Six from 1990 to 2013. His cartoons are currently syndicated by CagleCartoons and appear worldwide. An award winning painter and illustrator, his work has appeared in the nation's largest newspapers, magazines, books, television and Broadway. Sean's work is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian - National Museum of American History, the Library of Congress, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Newseum, the Cartoon Art Museum, New York Historical Society Museum and Library, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, appeared in shows at National Museum of Health and Medicine, the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Concord Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Sean's cartoons were responsible for the New York Mets decision to boycott the press in 1992 (New York Daily News, 03/28/1993). In 2009, his cartoons led to worldwide media attention and the largest protest against the New York Post in it's 200+ yr history with many politicians calling for his arrest. Sean's cartoons linking Freddy Ferrer to Al Sharpton "helped decide the 2001 mayoral race" ( New York magazine, March 21-28, 2005) and were mentioned in the NYC Democrat mayoral candidate's concession speech (November 7, 2001). In 2018, New Mexico’s entire congressional delegation condemned Sean for an immigration cartoon based on Trump's State of the Union speech that appeared in the Albuquerque Journal. (New York Times, 02/08/18) A sold out one man art show at the Limner Gallery led to his largest commission -- creating the altar painting for the Church of St. Agnes in NYC. Many of his friends at the NY Post, were the models for this painting. Together with his son, is the author of Scuttle's Big Wish (ReganBooks/HarperCollins 2006 and Scholastic Books 2007) and, Sean Delonas: The Ones They Didn't Print, (Skyhorse Publishing, 2015). Pulitzer prize winner, Mike McAlary’s character, Scar [played by Glenn Fitzgerald], from CBS’s “New York News” was " drawn from that wacky talent, Sean Delonas." Mike McAlary, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, August 2, 1995. His work is in the private collections of celebrities, politicians, and other public figures, including George H.W. Bush, Secretary James Baker, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Rupert Murdoch, Howard Stern, George Steinbrenner, Spike Lee, Rush Limbaugh, Dan Rather, Wolf Blitzer, Steve Kroft, Mario Cuomo, John Cardinal O’Connor, Jackie Mason , Cindy Adams, Pete Hamill, David Blaine...

Tim Engelland (American, 1950-2012) Untitled, 1999 Woodcut 11 x 8 1/2 in. Signed, numbered, and dated topt: T. Engelland, 9/200, 1996 A lifelong artist, Engelland specialized in oil portraits and landscapes, and also worked extensively in woodcuts and linocuts. He was born on Jan. 5, 1950, in Ames, Iowa, the son of Charles Wilbur “Will” Engelland and Patricia Fairman Engelland.. Tim grew up in Terre Haute, IN, attending Fairbanks Elementary School and Indiana State University’s Laboratory School. He knew he wanted to be an artist from an early age, and was mentored by Lab School’s John Laska, graduating in 1968. He received a BFA from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art; was a Norfolk Fellow at Yale University; and received his MFA from Cornell University, teaching there for two years after graduation. He spent the majority of his career, from 1976-2004, at Deerfield Academy, a prestigious preparatory school in Deerfield, Mass. There he taught art and photography, coached basketball and lacrosse, and served as faculty resident. When the school began accepting female students, Tim designed The Deerfield Girl, a bronze statue to accompany The Deerfield Boy statue...