Peter Kuper's Rejected Trump Cartoons
In a flurry of emails about climate change and the abysmal tone of the presidential campaign, Peter Kuper sent over some drawings from his archive about the malevolent effect Trump was exercising on Our Fair City--back in 1989! So as you can imagine he's still at it, and when begged, sent over some recent ones as well. In the spirit of Art Beyond Reason, Peter grudgingly agreed to share a few of his Rejected Trump Cartoons. But first:
At that time Trump was busy plastering his name on everything and all the pieces of my 11 page story easily fell into place (you can see the whole story in my book Drawn To New York ). --Peter Kuper
Then in 2000, Peter had a chance to strike again, this time in The New York Daily News: -- Peggy Roalf
Here in 2016 I find myself again compelled to draw
cartoons related to the man. This time, however, it is with a much greater urgency and the tongue in my cheek has withered.
Following are several cartoons that never made it into print, though just committing them to paper stopped me from biting my nails for whole hours at a time.--Peter Kuper
Peter Kuper is a cartoonist appearing in magazines around the world including Mad and The New Yorker. His recent book Ruins won the 2016 Eisner award for best graphic novel. He teaches at The School of Visual Arts and is a visiting professor at Harvard University.