CARTOONS
Edition: First Edition
Hamilton, Ontario: Hamilton Spectator, 1970. Oblong quarto, 22 x 27 cm, white printed cloth. [133]p, unpaged. Covers a little splayed, else a fine copy. Superb political cartoons from the Hamilton Spectator, the front cover advertises his winning of a Reuben Award in 1970 - the equivalent of an Oscar for movie people - Blaine MacDonald being the first Canadian to win one Also includes his excellent pencil drawings of famous people, mostly politicians, some sketches of sport and travel, and letters of appreciaton. "Blaine was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, and later relocated to Hamilton, Ontario. His work was published in The Hamilton Spectator. He received the National Cartoonist Society Editorial Cartoon Award for 1969. In 1963 Blaine became the first cartoonist ever to win the now internationally famous Salon of Cartoons, in Montreal." - wiki. Peirre Trudeau was one of his favourite subjects.