Eli Valley is an American cartoonist and author. He is best known for his political cartoons, which often feature prominent politicians, businesspeople, and media personalities.
Eli Valley | |
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| Born | 1970 |
| Education | Cornell University |
| Occupation(s) | Cartoonist and author |
Early life
Valley was born in Rhode Island, and grew up Troy, New York, and New Jersey. His father was a Conservative rabbi, while his mother was secular. Valley has one sister. He attended Jewish day school until 8th grade, and received an undergraduate degree in English from Cornell University.[1][2][3] While at Cornell, Valley contributed cartoons to the university's newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun.[3]
Work
Valley published cartoons in The Forward until they chose to discontinue featuring his work.[4]
Writing in Vulture, Abraham Riesman has referred to Valley's work as "expressionist [and] woodcut-esque."[5]
Valley contributed illustrations to The Chapo Guide to Revolution.[6] Writing in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Will Tomer said the book resembled "an old-school MAD Magazine, thanks in part to the stomach-turning illustrations of Eli Valley."[7]
Valley's "Schlonged!," about Donald Trump's obsession with size, was selected for The Best American Comics 2017.[8]
Discussing Valley's book about European Jewish cities on the news website Jewish Journal, Rabbi John Rosove wrote: "The chronicler of Central European Jewish history, Eli Valley, blames the current Jewish leadership of Prague for its lack of organized, serious and sustained outreach to those of Jewish heritage living in the city, and he despairs of Prague’s Jewish future."[9]
Bibliography
Non-fiction
- Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide & Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Crakow & Budapest (1999)
Collections
- Diaspora Boy: Comics on Crisis in America and Israel (2017, OR Books)
References
- ^ Worcester, Kent (1 September 2010). "The Eli Valley Interview". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Vartanian, Hrag (May 8, 2022). "The Cartoonist the US Right-Wing Political Establishment Loves to Hate". Hyperallergic. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Riesman, Abraham (20 February 2019). "Eli Valley Is the Angriest Political Cartoonist in America". Vulture. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Goldman, Nathan (11 November 2017). "Redefining Jewish Authenticity: An Interview with Eli Valley". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Riesman, Abraham (February 20, 2019). "Eli Valley is the Angriest Political Cartoonist in America". Vulture (New York Magazine). Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via vulture.com.
- ^ Hughes, Donald (23 August 2018). "…of what use was the rule?". Harper's. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Tomer, Will (October 21, 2018). "You say you want a revolution?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D5. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (December 24, 2017). "Breaking down writing's 'Best': The Best American Comics 2017". The Springfield (Missouri) News-Leader. p. C2. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rosove, John (November 21, 2014). "Jewish Prague is Now Little More Than Memory". Jewish Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
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