Mark Alan Stamaty is an American
cartoonist
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and
children's writer and illustrator. During the 1980s and 1990s, Stamaty's work appeared regularly in the ''
Village Voice''.
He is the creator of the long-running
comic strip
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''Washingtoon'' – on which a short-lived (12-episode) 1985 ''
Showtime Network'' television series was based – as well as the earlier comic strip ''MacDoodle Street'', and the online strip ''Doodlennium'' for ''
Slate
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'' magazine He is also a spot illustrator for ''Slate''.
He produced a monthly comic strip in the ''
New York Times Book Review'' called "Boox" in 2001–2004 that made fun of publishing trends. Stamaty graduated with a degree in art from the
Cooper Union in New York.
Stamaty has published several books, including collections of his strips and
graphic novels for children, notably ''Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq'' (2004), ''Yellow Yellow'' (1971, with author
Frank Asch; reissued in 2019 by
Drawn & Quarterly), ''Minnie Maloney & Macaroni'' (1976) and the
cult classic
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''Who Needs Donuts?'' (originally published in 1973 and reprinted by
Random House
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in 2003)
In 2012,
Jeffrey Brown told ''
USA Today
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'' about how Stamaty's ''Small in the Saddle'' had influenced his own career and about subsequently meeting the author.
Stamaty was commissioned to provide an illustration for the interior of retailer
Sonos's new store in New York City's SoHo district, which opened in July 2016.
In 2018, Stamaty drew the cover for "Delancey St. Station", the debut album by NYC rock band, Pinc Louds.
His late father, Stanley Stamaty, was a professional gag cartoonist, and his mother, Clara Gee Stamaty, is a commercial illustrator and fine artist. Stanley and Clara both attended the
Art Academy of Cincinnati.
Children's books
* ''Yellow Yellow'' (1971) (Illustrator)
* ''Who Needs Donuts?'' (1973)
* ''Small in the Saddle'' (1975)
* ''Minnie Maloney & Macaroni'' (1976)
* ''Where's My Hippopotamus?'' (1977)
* ''Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq'' (2004)
References
External links
Official website
American comic strip cartoonists
Cooper Union alumni
Living people
1947 births
The Village Voice people
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