Comments on: Paul Conrad passes away at age 86

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By: Charl

Charl — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:04:30 +0000

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By: Jerry Zee

Jerry Zee — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:56:51 +0000

amen Lawrence!

By: Lawrence Rozner

Lawrence Rozner — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:20:05 +0000

My father, knowing that I was an aspiring cartoonist, introduced me to Paul Conrad when I was about thirteen at, I believe, the 2000 L.A. Times Festival of Books. He was signing books at the Times’ main booth and gave me some advice that I’m having some trouble recalling. About seven years later at the 2007 Festival of Books, I got to ask him a question at a symposium celebrating his work. I asked, with hesitation, whether he ever worried about what people would think of his work, and as I recall, he said bluntly that you simply can’t hold back on your convictions, that you’ll never get anywhere as a cartoonist if all you ever did was worry what someone might say about your work. Because of that, I have striven as hard as I can to not hold back on my cartoons and my opinions, and in doing so, developed a courage I never really felt before.

Rest in heavenly peace, Mr. Conrad. You shall surely be missed.

By: Joel Bader

Joel Bader — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:00:29 +0000

I enjoyed Conrad’s book of cartoons dealing with Nixon and Watergate, The King and US. It contained excerpts from the transcripts of the Watergate conversations (edited) juxtaposed wtih Conrad’s cartoons. That collection ensured that I would be a big fan of his, even if I didn’t share his political views. Conrad is on my short list of great cartoonists with such individuals as Mike Peters, Pat Oliphant, Jeff MacNelly and Herblock (Herbert Block).

By: Kevin Eason

Kevin Eason — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:12:22 +0000

RIP Mr Conrad… Your voice will be missed.

By: Matt Wuerker

Matt Wuerker — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:11:09 +0000

Like Mike, and a lot of other aspiring cartoonists, I got blunt and very helpful advice from Conrad. “Read, read, read! …and learn something about politics, as well as history so you know what you’re drawing about!” is what stuck with me.

The mixture of good humor and unmistakable passion for politics that he put into his cartoons, sustained over decades of drawing, made him, as Alan said, one of the great cartoonists in US history.

By: Mike smith

Mike smith — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:18:04 +0000

As a young college cartoonist I used to visit Conrad at the Times building for advice on becoming an editorial cartoonist. The first time I met him and showed him some of my work he said: “If you ever want to get a job you better learn how to draw.” It was great advice.