Comments on D R E W • F R I E D M A N: Sam Berman & the "1947 NBC PARADE OF STARS"

Drew, thank you for this (and much else)! I was ba...

2022-07-09T21:18:48.607-04:00

Drew, thank you for this (and much else)! I was barely aware of Berman's work, so this was a real eye-opener. I just thought I'd mention that that the complete run of Cartoonist PROfiles got added to the Internet Archive last year; here's a link to the one with the Berman cover:
https://archive.org/details/sim_cartoonist-profiles_1981-12_52

The people on the cover are Reagan administration officials Ed Meese and David Stockman, and there are quite a few more political caricatures included in the story.

Hi Drew (if I may) - sorry to be so late to this p...

2021-09-24T07:10:43.418-04:00

Hi Drew (if I may) - sorry to be so late to this party, but I really enjoyed this article and wanted to tell you so. Do you know where the Will Hays picture was printed? Thanks and all very best, Tamar

I think the caricature you've identified as Ge...

2015-07-13T20:41:04.706-04:00

I think the caricature you've identified as General Jonathan Wainwright is actually General Joseph Stilwell. Looks more like him.

Inspiring, Drew! I have come across Going to Town ...

2013-12-08T10:51:12.704-05:00

Inspiring, Drew! I have come across Going to Town and his work for the Pictorial review a lot. When Entertainment Weekly did a lot of llustration werk a couple of years ago, I was reminded of how well suited he would have been, forties look or not. I will gather some of my stuff for my blog and send everyone here..!

Thank you Mr. Friedman. I inherited a set of the N...

2013-02-07T16:43:32.366-05:00

Thank you Mr. Friedman. I inherited a set of the NBC pictures a few years ago and could not find out what they were until today. I even tried emailing NBC but got nowhere. You wrote a very informative and interesting article.

Thanks, very much, Drew!

2012-07-09T18:43:57.678-04:00

Thanks, very much, Drew!

Rick, I posted your masks and asked if anyone has ...

2012-07-09T17:39:36.591-04:00

Rick, I posted your masks and asked if anyone has any additional information on them. Stay tuned.

Got to be the most information in one place about ...

2012-06-14T13:28:31.803-04:00

Got to be the most information in one place about Berman on the net. I saw the Walter Conolly statue from NOTHING SACRED about ten years ago, so it survives. I have some of the 1947 masks - has anyone seen any others?

Drew, I found this Sam Berman posting when I googl...

2012-04-30T17:13:25.951-04:00

Drew, I found this Sam Berman posting when I googled his name, and delighted to see all this work. He was a friend of my (late) mother, and she left me a few things of his, which I don't know what to do with. It's time to clean out so that my own grown children aren't left with a befuddling array of stuff. Any recomendations? One piece in particular is a hilarious overview of the creation of the united nations in San Francisco - the organizing meeting.

Thanks, it does appear to be him.

2011-07-10T10:53:23.422-04:00

Thanks, it does appear to be him.

The "big, bald head" is maybe former Dut...

2011-07-09T22:31:40.588-04:00

The "big, bald head" is maybe former Dutch PM Wim Schermerhorn.

Drew, thanks for posting this great work!

2011-06-20T08:48:17.220-04:00

Drew, thanks for posting this great work!

I wonder if any artist alive could crank out 56 ce...

2011-06-19T11:48:26.140-04:00

I wonder if any artist alive could crank out 56 celebrity caricatures with a crushing deadline and come even close to capturing the humor and beauty of Berman's work here. Thanks so much for compiling this art and sharing it with us.

Incredible stuff. The one of Fred Allen blew me a...

2011-06-17T10:29:43.606-04:00

Incredible stuff. The one of Fred Allen blew me away.

I've seen Berman's work mostly illustratin...

2011-06-16T10:46:29.921-04:00

I've seen Berman's work mostly illustrating Wikipedia articles on the subjects therein. Great to see a lot more of it!

I was unfamiliar with Sam Berman's work. And y...

2011-06-13T21:36:09.666-04:00

I was unfamiliar with Sam Berman's work. And you did a great job of turning me on to it. I love when that happens!

Wow! Fantastic post. Thanks Drew!

2011-06-13T19:09:35.125-04:00

Wow! Fantastic post. Thanks Drew!

Beautiful work.

2011-06-13T16:24:17.573-04:00

Beautiful work.

Inspiring post. Justifies the whole internet.

2011-06-13T14:56:58.810-04:00

Inspiring post. Justifies the whole internet.