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Sam Viviano

Sam Viviano. 1953-Present. Cover to MAD magazine (June 1980), by Sam Viviano . Sam Viviano Biography. Born in Detriot , Michigan 1953. He is an American comic artist, known for wide-jawed caricatures and wild scenes. Attended University of Michigan, degree in Fine Arts.

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Sam Viviano

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  1. Sam Viviano 1953-Present Cover to MAD magazine (June 1980), by Sam Viviano.

  2. Sam Viviano Biography • Born in Detriot, Michigan 1953. • He is an American comic artist, known for wide-jawed caricatures and wild scenes. • Attended University of Michigan, degree in Fine Arts. • Started out as a textile designer in New York, 1975.

  3. Bio Continued • In 1984, worked for MAD magazine doing movie parodies and fun advertisements. • Became art director for the magazine in 1999. • Has comic strips for Rolling Stone, Family Weekly, Reader’s Digest and Consumer Reports.

  4. Vocabulary • Comic strip-humorous narrative sequence of cartoon panels. • Caricature-aportrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of aperson or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. • MADmagazine-has been a staple of American society since 1952. Mad is published by EC comics and makes fun of the media.

  5. Writing task -Write 1-2 paragraph(s) in the following: 1.) Info. about artist and artwork 2.) How does Sam Viviano’schoice of using caricatures/comic strip style of drawing help influence the meaning of his work? 3.) Your opinion about his artwork

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