B. Kliban
B. Kliban | |
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San Francisco, California, U.S.[1] | |
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Cartoonist, Artist |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 2 |
Bernard "Hap" Kliban (January 1, 1935 – August 12, 1990)[2][1] was an American cartoonist.
Early life and education
Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Kliban studied at the Pratt Institute and Cooper Union but "flunked out".[1][3] He spent time painting and traveling in Europe before moving to California, where he lived in the North Beach section of San Francisco. He did freelance advertising illustration, drawing ads, logos and annual reports.[1][3] His first wife, Mary Kathleen Brown, was a noted cartoonist in her own right as M. K. Brown and chose many of the cartoons that appeared in his publications.[4] It was while living in North Beach that "Hap" (for his birthday, "Happy New Year") began to draw cartoons for Playboy magazine. The income from Playboy provided financial security that enabled him in 1967 to move Brown and his daughter Kalia[5] to the suburb of Fairfax, Marin County.[4]
Career
In 1962, Kliban became a Playboy cartoonist, contributing
The books that followed Cat consisted mostly of extremely bizarre cartoons that find their humor in their utter strangeness and unlikeliness. Many of these are cartoons that Kliban drew for Playboy. They often contained
Kliban drew the album cover for the David Bromberg Band's 1977 LP Reckless Abandon.
Death and legacy
Bernard Kliban died at
Gary Larson, cartoonist of The Far Side comic strip, named Kliban as one of the inspirations for his work.[6]
Publications
Books
- Cat, 1975 (ISBN 0-911104-87-9(hb))
- Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head and Other Drawings, 1976 (ISBN 0-911104-67-4)
- Whack Your Porcupine and Other Drawings, 1977 (ISBN 0-911104-92-5)
- Tiny Footprints, 1978 (ISBN 0-89480-031-0)
- Playboy's Kliban, 1979 (ISBN 0-87223-547-5)
- Playboy's New Kliban, 1980 (ISBN 0-87223-626-9)
- Catcalendar Cats: The Complete Collection, 1981 (ISBN 0-89480-169-4)
- Two Guys Fooling Around with the Moon, 1982 (ISBN 0-89480-198-8)
- Luminous Animals and Other Drawings, 1983 (ISBN 0-14-006861-9)
- The Biggest Tongue in Tunisia and Other Drawings, 1986 (ISBN 0-14-007220-9)
- Advanced Cartooning, 1993 (ISBN 0-8362-1710-1)
Comic books
- Schrier, Fred; Sheridan, Dave (1969). Doing It in the Park, Mother's Oats Comix. No. 3. B. Kliban comic signed as "A.Blink". Rip Off Press.[7]
Posters
- March 5, 1967 – Benefit for Newstage and Straight Theater:
References
- ^ a b c d e Peter B. Flint (August 14, 1990). "B. Kliban, 55, a Cartoonist Who Drew Zany Cats". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- ^ Taylor, Angela (February 12, 1978). "Kliban: The Man Behind the Cat". The New York Times. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ a b "CARTOONIST B. KLIBAN DIES - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b "Lib at Large: Fairfax cartoonist M.K. Brown celebrated in 'Stranger than Life' book and show". Marin Independent Journal. January 4, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "PLAYFORD BALL WEEKEND MARCH 27-29, 2020" (PDF). static1.squarespace.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-68396-120-8.
- ^ ""Benefit for New Stage & Straight Theater," Moby Grape, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Country Joe & the Fish, Sparrow, March 5, Avalon Ballroom - Bernard Kliban". FAMSF Search the Collections. September 20, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ "1967 Big Brother Newstage Benefit Avalon Poster - May 05, 2022". LiveAuctioneers. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Newstage Straight Benefit 1967 B. Kliban Avalon Poster w/Moby Grape, Big Brother". Concertposterauction.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "POSTERS – The Straight Theater". emi-arts. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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External links
- Kliban Cats official site
- B. Kliban Gallery at the Wayback Machine (archived February 2, 2006)
- 1978 audio interview of B. Kliban by Stephen Banker