George Woodbridge - Artist Info

About George Woodbridge

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    Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist.

    George Woodbridge, 73, Artist For Mad Magazine Since 1950's
    By ERIC NASH
    Published: January 22, 2004


    George Woodbridge, a cartoonist and illustrator whose hapless, baggy suburbanites peopled Mad magazine for nearly 50 years, died in a hospital on Staten Island on Tuesday. He was 73 and lived on Staten Island.

    The cause was emphysema, said his wife, Deborah Woodbridge.

    Known for his delicately crosshatched pen-and-ink style, he was equally adept at caricature, at evoking historical styles and skewering Madison Avenue. A typical Woodbridge target was the suburban dweller, who progressed over the years from his early-1...

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