MORSE Joe
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This Torontonian is a Director of the Degree Program in Illustration at Sheridan Institute.
His art is exhibited in numerous public and private collections in North America. He has won many international awards from such organizations as the New York Society of Illustrators and magazines like Communication Arts and American Illustration. His clients have included The Canadian Forum, The Financial Times of Canada, The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, The Walrus, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone Nike and Universal Pictures.
WORK:
ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK TEXT:
Content poem & Cover book front:
Casey at the Bat. Writ., Ernest L. Thayer. Toronto: Kids Can Press Ltd., 2006.
Cover:
Book front:
Michael Ward Mystery: Murder in Montparnasse. Writ., Howard Engel. Viking/Penguin Books Canada Ltd., 1992.
Dust jacket front:
Casual Brutality A. Writ., Neil Bissoondath. Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1988.
PERIODICAL TEXT:
Content essay:
Financial Times of Canada, 9-15 April 1994: “Investment Round Table”: 1.
| Maclean’s …. |
| … 18 February 2002: “The Enrichers – Most Influential Canadians”. 36, 41.
… 20 May 2002: “My Life in Russian film”. Writ., M. Fisher: 80. … 1 July 2002: “An Inflated Notion Of Worth”. Writ.,. K. Macklem: 52 … 15 July 2002: “The PM Turns Mr. Fix-it”. Writ., J. Geddes: 16. … 26 August 2002: “Soup-kitchen Sage”. Writ., D. Cornish: 46. Also appeared in Attitudes, Nov. 2003:43. … 23 September 2002: “Rescue At Sunset”. Writ., B. Robards: 47. … 14 October 2002: “Marijuana As Medicine”. Writ., L. Fisher: 96. … 7 April 2003: “A Long Lesson In Fear”. Writ., C. Nasmith: 50. … 16 June 2003: “A Father’s Lament”. Writ., S. Reid: 92. … 12 December 2003: “Working-class Hero”. Writ., G. McLaughlin. … 12 July 2004: Title unknown. Writ., R. Ramsay: 39. |
Radio Guide, 7-7, July 1987: “The Triumph Of Good Taste”. Writ., Tim Nau: 9.
The Walrus, September 2012: “The Ace Age”. Writ., R. Poplak: 50-51.
Content Letters to editor:
Globe & Mail, 18 December 1993: “The hazards of second-hand smoke”: D7.
Content story:
The Canadian Forum, December 1985: “Hill Climbing”. Writ., Janice Kulyk Keefer: 16.
The Canadian Forum, LXIV-766, February 1987: “Poppies Always Fall”. Writ., Patrick Roscoe: 31.
Content essay & Cover front:
The Canadian Forum, March 1999: “Outcasts in Fern Gully”. Writ., Brit Griffen: 10.
Radio Guide, 7-8, August 1987: “Writing The Airwaves”. Writ., Sandra Rabinovitch: 2 “The Triumph Of Good Taste”. Writ., Tim Nau: 9.
SOURCE:
Article book:
Casey at the Bat. Writ., Ernest L. Thayer. Kids Can Press Ltd., 2006: “Joe Morse.”.
Article periodical:
Arts Canada, October/November 1978: “Joe Morse”: 35, 53-54.
Maclean’s, 12 January 2004: “Maclean’s Behind The Scenes”.
Internet:
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GALLERY:
The Canadian Forum, LXIV-766, February 1987: 31.
Radio Guide, 7-8, August 1987: Front cover.
Radio Guide, 7-8, August 1987: 9
Michael Ward Mystery: Murder in Montparnasse.1992: From front cover
Financial Times of Canada, 9-15 April 1994:1.
The Canadian Forum, March 1999: 10.
Maclean’s 18 February 2002: . 36.
Maclean’s, 16 June 2003: 92. This illustration was selected to be showcased in the 46th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Illustrators in New York City.
“This was a wonderful commission because it was a very heartfelt story. It’s rewarding to be given the opportunity to take great text and then make an image that allows me to get involved with culture on a visual level.” Joe Morse. Maclean’s 12 January 2004.
Maclean’s, 12 July 2004: 39.
Casey At The Bat, 2006: Front and back covers