MELANÇON Isabelle

This graduate with a double major in art and administration from the University of Ottawa is the co-creator with Megan Lavey-Heaton of “Namesake” and is co-administrator of Hiveworks.

WORK:

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content portrait:

The Secret Loves Of Geek Girls. Bedside Press, 2015: “ How Fanfic from an American Girl Caught an English Boy.” .” Writ., Megan Lavey-Heaton: 138-142.

SOURCE:

Article book:

The Secret Loves Of Geek Girls. Bedside Press, 2015: “Biographies”: 276.

 

MEINTJIES Jane

This Montrealer worked briefly as a freelance cartoonist in the 1970’s for several Canadian publications.

WORK:

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK TEXT:

Content humour political:

House on the Hill. Ed., Howard Aster. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1972.

SOURCE:

Article book:

The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., Peter Desbarates & Terry Mosher. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1979: 245.

MEIKLE William

Worked for Maple Leaf Comics.

 

MEERS Tony

WORK:

ILLUSTRATOR:

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content story:

Andromeda, 2-5, June 1979: “The Big Hunger.” Writ., Walter M. Miller. Adap., b.p. Nicole. Let., Paul McCusker: 2-26.

CO-ILLUSTRATOR:

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content story:

Andromeda, 2-1, Sept.1977 “The Man Who Walked Home”: Writ., James Tiptree. Adap., John Allison. Co-illus., John Allison.

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ME

See: EDDENDEN Michael

 

McTAGGART Ernest R.

Born 1889 in Kempville, Ontario.

Moved as a child with his family to Vancouver. He established himself as a painter and freelanced as an editorial cartoonist for the Daily Province [Vancouver] in the 1920’s after the death of J. B. Fitzmaurice. In the 1930’s he moved to the Sun [Vancouver] and drew cartoons for it through the 1940’s.

He died in 1958.

SOURCE:

Article book:

The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., Peter Desbarates & Terry Mosher. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1979: 245.

 

McRITCHIE G. Donald

He was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1881. After leaving school he worked for the Dominion Coal Company that transferred him to Boston. There he became exposed to American political cartooning and decided to pursue this as a career.

He returned to Nova Scotia in 1904 and drew for the Sydney Post during 1904 and 1905. In 1906 he moved to the Ottawa Journal. He left and moved through Toronto and Port Arthur and is seen working for the Winnipeg Telegram in 1907.

“In the fall of 1906 I was making people sizzle in Port Arthur with some pretty hot stuff, so much so that by the winter of 1907 I was in Winnipeg.” [82]

Later in 1907 he moved to Calgary and began working for Bob Edward’s Calgary Eye-Opener. This period is considered to be his best. He moved to Vancouver then back to Montréal where he worked as a cartoonist and illustrator until the First World War. He joined the army and served overseas from 1915 to 1919 sending cartoons and illustrations back to publications like Maclean’s.. He returned to Halifax after the war and became the editorial cartoonist and manager of the engraving department for the Herald [Halifax]. He left in 1937.

He died in 1948.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:

Content cartoon humour:

 Maclean’s, Nov.1917: “Lighter Side of a War”: 29.

SOURCE:

Article book:

The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., Peter Desbarates & Terry Mosher. McClelland and Stewart Ltd., 1979: 82, 117,245.

GALLERY:

 Maclean’s, Nov.1917: 29.

McNALLY Ed

                                              Cartoons By Ed McNally. The Montreal Star, Front cover.

Born 1916 in Fort William (Thunder Bay) Ontario.

He worked briefly for a commercial art studio then moved to Winnipeg. He joined the art department of the Winnipeg Free Press where he drew wildflowers at two dollars a drawing or $15 a week, depending on who you read. Shortly after, he submitted a cartoon to G. V. Ferguson editor of the Winnipeg Free Press. It was considered so good by both Ferguson and Frank B. Walker that he was hired as a staff member in the editorial department where he assisted Arch Dale. At $18 or $20 a week he was one of the highest paid members in the department.

In 1941 he joined the Royal Canadian Navy. After the war he settled in Montréal as a freelance illustrator. With the help of Dick Hersey Art Director for The Standard, he developed a reputation as a superb illustrator. However, he wanted to be an editorial cartoonist and so for six months he worked on a unique style and approach for drawing daily cartoons. The Star [Montréal] (publisher of The Standard) hired him as their editorial cartoonist in 1960. In that period he became as well known as Macpherson. He was awarded National Newspaper Awards for his editorial cartoons in 1961 and 1964, and first prize for political cartooning at the third International Salon of Cartoons/ Salon International de la Caricature in 1966.

According to the Hecklers, although many cartoonists had trouble drawing PM Lester Person, McNally was “right on target.” His cartoons bore little malice, but he was a Canadian nationalist and enjoyed taking the occasional swipe at the Americans. He also “despised privilege in any form” as was evident in his social commentaries.

He died suddenly in 1971 drawing his last cartoon a few hours before his death.

As a footnote to this entry, I as a youngster always looked forward to reading the Weekend Magazine in order to see his illustrations and today I appreciate them more than his editorial cartoons. Robert MacMillan.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:

Content editorial cartoon:

The World of McNally. Intro. By Frank B. Walker, Editor-in-Chief. The Montreal Star, 1972. Boxed edition.

Content editorial cartoon & Cover book front & back:

Cartoons By Ed McNally. Intro. By G.V. Ferguson Editor-in-Chief. The Montreal Star, no date.

Cartoons By McNally. Intro. By N.R. Crump. The Montreal Star, no date.

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK TEXT:

Content history & Cover dust jacket front:

Salt-Water Men. Writ., Joseph Schull. Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1957.

Ships of the Great Days: Canada’s Navy in World War II. Writ., Joseph Schull. Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1962.

Content humour & Cover dust jacket front:

Lady Chatterley Latterly. Writ., Walter O’Hearn. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1963

The Member from Pasquobit. Writ., Walter O’Hearn.: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1964.

PERIODICAL TEXT:

Content advertisements for Lamb’s Navy Rum:

Maclean’s …: …. Each of the images listed below is different.
…, 25 May 1957: 85. …, 22 June 1957: 79. …, 14 Sept. 1957:101.	…, 12 Oct. 1957: 67. …, 26 Oct. 1957: 77. …, 24 May 1958: 57.	…, 11 Oct. 1958: 69. …, 25 Oct. 1958: 58. …, 11 April 1959: 75.	…, 23 May 1959: 63. …, 21 Nov.1959: 85. Images continued into 1960.

Content essay:

Maclean’s, …: “…”. …: ….

…, 3 May 1953: “Nothing Happened to Matt”. Writ., J. D. Peter: 10, 11. …, 5 January 1960: “The Lavish And Lively Laurentians”. Writ., Ken Lefolii: 12-13, 14, 15,42. …, 16, 1965: “Canada’s Expo 67 Pavilion”. Writ., unidentified: 2-3, 4. …, 10, 1968: “A Day In The Life Of A Candidate”. Writ., Robert McKeown: 26-27. …, 15 May 1971: “This Man Wanted To Go To War”. Writ., Don Bell: 8-9. 10-11.

Weekend, 10-41, 1960: “The Jinx Of Headless Valley Kills Again”. Writ., Stephen Franklin: 26.

Content history:

Weekend, …: “…”. …: ….

…, 6-46, 17 November 1956: “Greatest Of The Flying Madcaps”. Writ., Frank Lowe: 2. …, 8-20, 17 May 1958: “’Buzz’ Beurling’s First Day In Malta”. Writ., Pierre Clousterman: 2-3. …, 14 March 1959: “My Dad Was King Of The Medicine Men”. Writ., Thomas P. Kelly: 16-17. …, 10-19, 1960: “The Atlantic Air Ferry: They Took The Bombers To Britain”. Writ., S. White: 12-13. …, 10-20, 1960: “The Atlantic Air Ferry: The Trail Is Blazed”. Writ., Sholto White: 9. …, 10-21, 1960: “The Atlantic Air Ferry: The First Flying Fortresses Cross”. Writ., S. White: 21. …, 10-22, 1960: “The Atlantic Air Ferry: The Atlanitc Skies Conquered”. Writ., S. White: 9.

Content memoir:

Weekend, …: “…”. …: ….

…, 24 November 1951: “I Attended Stalin’s School for Generals”. Writ., Valentin Gonzales: 16. …, 15 December 1951: “I Lived in the Frozen Hell of Siberia”. Writ., Valentin Gonzales: 17.

Weekend, …: “…”. Angus Maclean R.C.A.F. as told to writer Robert McKeown: ….

…, 6-43 27 October 1956: “The Escape That Had Everything Part 1”:2-3. …, 6-44, 3 November 1956: “The Escape That Had Everything Part 2: A Heroine Was My Guide”: 2.

Weekend, …: “…”. Rupert Brooks R.C.A.F. as told to writer Stephen Franklin: ….

…, 7-40, 12 October 1957: “Escape To Danger Part 1”: 2 …, 7-41, 19 October 1957: Escape To Danger: Part 2: We Had A Price On Our Heads”:

Content story:

Maclean’s, …: “…”. …: ….

…, 1 November 1949: “Jeanne D’Arc And The Siren Sea”. Writ., Eva-Lis Wourio: 20-21. …, 6 July 1957: “The Bequest”. Writ., Yves Theriault: 26-27.

The Standard, …: “…” . …: ….

…, 30 December 1950: “Dawning Light”. Writ., Huntley Gordon: 12. …, 19 May 1951: “The Case Of Montreal’s Missing Gamblers”. Writ., Gerald Clark: 5. …, 25 August 1951: “Highgrade Landing”. Writ., Carroll W. McLeod: 4, 5.

Cover front:

Maclean’s, ….
…, 29 March 1958.	…, 20 December 1958.	…, 18 July 1959.

WRITER & ILLUSTRATOR:

PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:

Content essay & sketches:

Weekend, 3-25, 28 June 1953: “Sketches At The Horseshow”: 20-21.

Weekend, 10-10, 1960: “Dig These Canadian Beats: They’re With It Man”: 52-53.

SOURCE:

Article book:

Cartoons By Ed McNally. Intro. By G.V. Ferguson Editor in Chief. The Montreal Star, no date.

The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., Peter Desbarates & Terry Mosher. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1979: 244-245.

The World of McNally. Intro. By Frank B. Walker, Editor-in-Chief. The Montreal Star, 1972:3

GALLERY:

 1^ST Prize for political cartooning, Cartoons By McNally.

Weekend, 24 November 1951:16.

Weekend, 3 May 1953: 10.

Weekend, 6-46, 17 November 1956: 2.

Weekend, 6-43 27 October 1956: 3.

 

                    Salt-Water Men. 1957: Dust jacket front.

Maclean’s, 22 June 1957: 79.

 

The ice did its worst. It coated windows hulls and wings and even formed inside. But the flying boat Guba winged on high over the Atlantic to Scotland and safety.                                                                                                 Weekend, 10-19, 1960: 12.

“The dying Banting did his best to bandage the wounds of Mackey and Mackey, stunned and dazed, tried his best to take down the dying words of Banting.” Capt. Joe Mackey – sole survivor.                                                                                      Weekend, 10-21, 1960: 21.

The Member from Pasquobit. 1964. Dust jacket front.

McMUNN Jim

WORK:

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content story:

 Monstrosity, v.1,2013: “The Brain.” Writ.,  Phil McClorey. Tones, Jeff  McComsey.

Monstrosity, v.2, 2014: “Hunter Gatherer.” Writ., Ben Tryman Back.

 

McNEELY Tom

                                                                      Website, devilsartisan.ca/rogues_gallery.mcneely.html

“The Arts are demanding. There is joy when your efforts work; pain when either concept, design, draftsmanship or painting techniques is weak.”                            devilsartisan.ca/rogues_gallery.mcneely.html. Taken from Tom McNeely: 50 Years of Visual Arts (2007).

Born 1935 in Toronto.

His aunt recognized his early interest (and talent) in art, enrolled him in an art correspondence course and arranged for him to take lessons from Fredrick Steiger a self-taught artist born in Austria who moved to Canada in 1922.

After graduating from high school he joined Rapid Grip Ltd. It was originally founded in 1873 by J.W. Bengough as Grip. It evolved into Rapid Grip & Batten Ltd. then Bomac Batten. In 1955 Tom moved to the art department of Bomac Engraving. In 1962 he joined Art & Design Studios and in 1968 became a freelance illustrator.

His work appeared in periodical like Canadian Forum, Chatelaine, The Globe & Mail, Radio Guide, Star Weekly, and Starweek TV Guide. He created posters for Expo ’67, Canada Cup ’76, Canadian National Exhibition and National Geographic Society and stamps for Canada Post. He illustrated books for among others Harper Collins,  McClelland & Stewart and Ryerson Press. He taught fourth year painting and illustration at the Ontario College of Art & Design.

He was a member of both the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour and the Society of Canadian Artists. He has been given awards by the Art Director’s Club of Toronto, the Montreal Art Directors Club and the Art Directors Club and the Society of Illustrators both of New York, U.S.A.

WORK:

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK TEXT:

Content history:

Canada’s First Bank. Writ., Merrill Denison. McClelland & Stewart, 1966. Painting: “First Canadian Steamship Across The Atlantic”: 291. Part of a group of artists: Lorne Bouchard, Douglas Johnson, Bruce Johnson, Will Davies, William Kurelek, Henry Simpkins, Stuart Main, Gerald L. Sevier, Roy Hewitson , James Walker, Jack Tremblay, Fred Oakley, Franklin Arbuckle, Alex Taylor, Lewis Parker, Huntley Brown, Jerry Lazare commissioned for this work.

Cover dust jacket:

Cabbagetown. Writ., Hugh Garner.: Ryerson Press, 1968.

PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:

Content essay:

The Canadian Forum, December 1985: “Fiddling with History”. Writ., P.K. Smith: 32.                                                                        “Xmas Hollywood Style”. Writ., R. Wood: 33.

Content program preview:

Radio Guide, 5-4, April 1985: “Ideas”. Writ., unidentified: 9.

SOURCE:

Internet:

devilsartisan.ca/rogues_gallery.mcneely.html “Tom McNeely”, Writ., Chester Gryski. Accessed 30 January 2024.

fishinkblog.com/2018/11/06/tom-mcneely-mid-century-illustrator/ Accessed 30 January 2024.

rogallery.com/artists/tom-mcneely/ Accessed 30 January 2024.

GALLERY:

Cabbagetown, 1968: Front cover.

The Canadian Forum, December 1985: 33.