Patrick McDonnell

This article is about the American cartoonist. For other people with the same name, see Patrick McDonnell (disambiguation).
Patrick McDonnell
Patrick McDonnell and his dog Amelie
Born (1956-03-17) March 17, 1956 (age 68)
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist, Playwright, Children's book illustrator
Notable works
Mutts
Awardssee full list
Spouse(s)
Karen O'Connell
​
(m. 1983)​
[1]
mutts.com

Patrick McDonnell (born March 17, 1956) is a cartoonist, author, and playwright. He is the creator of the daily comic strip Mutts, which follows the adventures of a dog and a cat, that has been syndicated since 1994.[1] Prior to creating Mutts, he was a prolific magazine illustrator, and would frequently include a dog in the backgrounds of his drawings.[2]

McDonnell's picture book, The Gift of Nothing,[1] was adapted as a musical for the Kennedy Center stage, as was his picture book about the childhood of Jane Goodall, Me . . . Jane, which won a Caldecott Honor in 2012.[3] His work has been animated for television commercials, most notably a public service announcement for the NY Philharmonic. He is a co-author of Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman, published in 1986 by Abrams Books.

McDonnell is involved with many animal and environmental charities. His characters have been used by the United States Marines, the American Library Association, and by the Humane Society of the United States. The Mutts characters appear on the New Jersey Animal Friendly license plates, which fund state pet population programs.

He won the Harvey Award for Best Comic Strip eight times, and has been given four National Cartoonists Society Awards.

Early life

Patrick Luigi McDonnell was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of an Irish father and an Italian-American mother.[4] Early artistic influences were Charles M. Schulz, George Herriman, and E. C. Segar.[1] McDonnell was raised in Edison, New Jersey and, after graduating from Edison High School in 1974,[2] he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York on scholarship,[5] graduating in 1978.[6]

Career

At SVA, McDonnell met a group of underground cartoonists, such as Peter Bagge and Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis (Kaz). Moving to Hoboken, New Jersey, shortly after graduating, McDonnell had some of his earliest professional drawings published in The Village Voice, and as "Jerseyana" in New Jersey Monthly magazine.[5] His first high-profile ongoing freelance work was providing illustrations for the Russell Baker Observer column for The New York Times Sunday Magazine from 1978 to 1993. His work on the Observer column got McDonnell interested in the idea of eventually doing a comic strip.[1]

McDonnell created a monthly comic strip, Bad Baby, for Parents Magazine, which ran for ten years. The Bad Baby strips were collected and published by Ballantine Books in 1988.[7] Bad Baby was adapted into an animated TV movie in 1997.[8] During that time he also was a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest, Forbes, Time, and many other national magazines. McDonnell's illustrations for magazines, books, and greeting cards earned him two National Cartoonists Society Awards in 1991.[9]

Mutts became syndicated, distributed by King Features Syndicate, starting in 1994. It won the Harvey Award for Best Comic Strip in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz said of Mutts, "To me, MUTTS is exactly what a comic strip should be."[10][11] A book of McDonnell's life and work, Mutts: The Comic Art of Patrick McDonnell, was published in 2003 by Abrams Books.

In 2005, McDonnell curated an exhibition — "Top Dogs: Comic Canines Before and After Snoopy" — at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California.[12][1]

In 2006, the Mutts characters were featured in the United States Marines' Toys for Tots holiday poster, and in 2007 were part of the American Library Association's "Read!" poster. The 2007-2008 Mazdaspeed Team featured Mutts-themed vehicles promoting pet adoption and the work of the Humane Society of the United States. He also created a set of "humane postage stamps" for the Humane Society.[1]

In 2009 McDonnell collaborated with author Eckhart Tolle to create Guardians of Being, a philosophical book about nature and the present moment.[13] In 2011, McDonnell's children's book Me... Jane was published. It is a story about naturalist Jane Goodall growing up and her awakening curiosity about the lives of animals around her. A sequence of Mutts strips led to Goodall's interest in working with McDonnell on the book.[14] Me... Jane won a Caldecott Honor in 2012. In 2010, the Mutts comic strip was appearing in more than 700 newspapers across 20 countries.[15]

Personal life

McDonnell has been a vegetarian since around 1990[16] and a vegan since 2005.[17] McDonnell is a member of the board of directors of the Humane Society of the United States, the Fund for Animals,[1] and The Charles M. Schulz Museum.[18]

McDonnell and his wife Karen O'Connell — whom he met in the late 1970s while both members of the punk band Steel Tips — reside in Princeton, New Jersey,[1] with their dog Amelie, and their cat, Willie Lebowsky. Their Jack Russell Terrier, Earl, who was the inspiration and constant muse for the Mutts character of the same name, died in November 2007 after living with McDonnell for over 18 years.[19]

Awards

Bibliography

Mutts

Collections

  • MUTTS (1996)[27]
  • Cats & Dogs (1997)
  • More Shtuff (1998)
  • Mutts Little Big Book (1998)
  • MUTTS Sundays (1999) — large format, in color
  • Yesh! (1999)[28]
  • Our MUTTS (2000)
  • A Little Look-See (2001)
  • Sunday Mornings: A MUTTS Treasury (2001) — large format, in color
  • What Now (2002)
  • I Want To Be The Kitty! (2003)
  • Mutts: The Comic Art of Patrick McDonnell (2003)[1]
  • Dog-Eared (2004)
  • Sunday Afternoons: A MUTTS Treasury (2004) — large format, in color
  • Sunday Evenings: A MUTTS Treasury (2005) — large format, in color
  • Who Let The Cat Out? (2005)
  • Everyday MUTTS: A Comic Strip Treasury (2006) (Sundays in color)
  • Animal Friendly: A MUTTS Treasury (2007) (Sundays in color)
  • The Best of Mutts (2007) — retrospective
  • Call of The Wild: A MUTTS Treasury (2008) (Sundays in color)
  • Mutts: Shelter Stories: Love. Guaranteed. (2008) — collection of over 100 Shelter Stories comics accompanied by photos and vignettes of adopted pets
  • Stop and Smell the Roses: A MUTTS Treasury (2009) (Sundays in color)
  • Earl & Mooch: A MUTTS Treasury (2010) (Sundays in color)
  • Our Little Kat King: A MUTTS Treasury (2011) (Sundays in color)
  • Bonk!: A MUTTS Treasury (2012) (Sundays in color)
  • Cat Crazy: A MUTTS Treasury (2013) (Sundays in color)
  • Living the Dream: A MUTTS Treasury (2014) (Sundays in color)
  • Playtime: A MUTTS Treasury (2015) (Sundays in color)
  • Year of Yesh: A MUTTS Treasury (2016) (Sundays in color)
  • #LoveMutts Treasury (2017) (Sundays in color)
  • You Have Those Wild Eyes Again, Mooch: A New Mutts Treasury (2018) (Sundays in color)
  • The Art of Nothing: 25 Years of MUTTS and the Art of Patrick McDonnell (Harry N. Abrams, 2019)
  • Hot Dogs, Hot Cats: A Mutts Treasury (2020) (Sundays in color)
  • MUTTS Moments (2021)
  • Walking Home (2022)
  • Treats (2024)

Mutts children's books

  • The Gift of Nothing (2005) — New York Times bestseller
  • Just Like Heaven: A Mutts Children's Book (2006)
  • Hug Time (2007) — New York Times bestseller
  • Wag! (2009)

Other children's books

  • Art (2006)
  • South (2008)
  • Me . . . Jane (2011)[29]
  • The Monsters' Monster (2012)
  • A Perfectly Messed-Up Story (2014)
  • (written by Mac Barnett) The Skunk (Roaring Brook Press, 2015)
  • Thank You and Good Night (2015)
  • Tek: The Modern Cave Boy (2016)
  • The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's the Hard Way (2017)

Other

  • Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman (1986) (with Karen O'Connell and Georgia Riley de Havenon). New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 0-8109-2313-0.
  • Bad Baby (1988). New York: Ballantine (a Fawcett Columbine book) — collection of Bad Baby strips from Parent Magazine; foreword by Elizabeth Crow
  • Guardians of Being (2009) (Words by Eckhart Tolle)
  • (with poet Daniel Ladinsky) Darling I Love You: Poems from the Hearts of Our Glorious Mutts and All Our Animal Friends (2017)
  • The Super Hero’s Journey (2023)[30]

Further reading

  • Huestis, Peter. "Patrick McDonnell," The Comics Journal #197 (July 1997), pp. 66–80.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gustines, George Gene (2005-09-25). "In Person: Where the Mild Things Are". The New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hurley-Schubert, Victoria (July 21, 2003). "Middlesex County cartoonist's pets inspire comic strip". Home News Tribune. ProQuest 437745552. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2022. "McDonnell, a 1974 Edison High School, graduate started his career as a magazine illustrator. He always drew a little dog somewhere in the background..."
  3. ^ "Me . . . Jane - Awards and Grants". American Library Association. January 23, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Fiamma, Andrea (September 5, 2014). "20 anni di Mutts. Intervista a Patrick McDonnell". Fumettologica. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Conte, Annemarie (February 6, 2008). "His Name is Earl". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved May 19, 2022. McDonnell was born in Elizabeth and grew up in Edison.... After graduating from New York's School of Visual Arts in the early 1980s, McDonnell moved to Hoboken, where there was a community of underground cartoonists."
  6. ^ Donald J. Barr (1987-09-28). "From the Publisher". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  7. ^ Fiore, R. "Funnybook Roulette," The Comics Journal #129 (May 1989), pp. 45-48.
  8. ^ "Bad Baby". 1997. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "National Cartoonists Society Awards". 2006. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  10. ^ Patrick McDonnell (2007-09-01). The Best of MUTTS.
  11. ^ "Our Story: All About the MUTTS Comic Strip". Mutts.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  12. ^ Weidenbaum, Marc. "Exhibition Reviews," International Journal of Comic Art vol. 7, no. 2 (Fall 2005), pp. 405-407.
  13. ^ MacQueen, Ken (October 22, 2009). "Eckhart Tolle vs. God". Maclean's.
  14. ^ Heintjes, Tom (1994). "Reigning Cat and Dog: An Interview with MUTTS Creator Patrick McDonnell". Hogan's Alley: the magazine of the cartoon arts. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  15. ^ Lodge, Sally (2010-06-05). "PW Talks with Patrick McDonnell". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  16. ^ Ritchie, Ryan (2010-09-11). "One on One with Patrick McDonnell: Life imitates art for this animal-championing artist". Vegetarian Times. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  17. ^ "Interview with Patrick McDonnell, Autumn 2020" (PDF). Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  18. ^ "Board of Directors - Charles M. Schulz Museum". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  19. ^ Smith, Joan Lowell (2008-04-02). "Parting is sweet sorrow for 'Mutts' creator". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved May 19, 2022. "Earl, the Jack Russell terrier who was both companion and inspiration for "Mutts" creator Patrick McDonnell, died in November at age 19."
  20. ^ Michael Cavna (April 7, 2015). "'Mutts': Patrick McDonnell 'grateful' for 'Gift of Nothing's' new Helen Hayes Award". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  21. ^ M. Keith Booker (Oct 28, 2014). Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas. ABC-CLIO. p. 1662.
  22. ^ Evry, Ron. "Newswatch: McDonnell Wins Reuben Award, Chris Ware Takes Comic Book Division, Cartoonists Salute Charles Schulz in New York," The Comics Journal, #224 (June 2000), pp. 19-20.
  23. ^ "National Cartoonists Society Awards". Hahn Library. 2006. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  24. ^ "1996 Max & Moritz Prizes". Hahn Library. 1996. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  25. ^ "National Cartoonists Society Awards". Hahn Library. 2006. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  26. ^ "National Cartoonists Society Awards". Hahn Library. 2006. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  27. ^ Spurgeon, Tom. "Objective Opinions: Firing Line: Mutts, Patrick McDonnell,"The Comics Journal #189 (Aug. 1996), p. 53.
  28. ^ Worcester, Kent. "Firing Line: Mutts IV: Yesh!: Patrick McDonnell, The Comics Journal #212 (May 1999), p. 36.)
  29. ^ both the publisher and Caldecott refer to it with the spaces between the dots
  30. ^ "An Evening with Patrick McDonnell: The Super Hero's Journey". Cartoon Art Museum. 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-13.

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