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B. Kliban (1935-1990), was arguably the first to put now outrageously popular cat cartooning in the fore, the artist who opened up doors for the likes of Gary Larsen, Jim Davis, and others of feline-connected fame. Kliban studied painting and design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and later at Cooper Union in New York City. In the mid 1950s, he traveled and painted in Europe for a couple years, spending so much time at the Uffizi in Florence that he said he felt as if he lived there. He kept a daily journal of watercolors of abstract heads; he drew incessantly and developed a masterful hand, especially as related to figure drawing. After he returned to the States, he mounted a motorcycle and road to the West Coast, arriving first in southern California and eventually settling in Marin County, north of San Francisco. Determining after a short time that supporting himself as a painter was simply not feasible, Kliban took a variety of odd jobs, including one drawing showgirls at a club called Mr. Wonderful in San Francisco's "red-light" district. In his boredom at Mr. Wonderful's he began inventing satirical, biting, hilarious cartoons and drawing them on cocktail napkins. The cartoons offered a no-holds-barred look at every type of person and human situation--here Kliban offered his perspective on religion, on government, history, and more. Responding to a 1962 ad in Playboy for contributions from cartoonists, Kliban was "discovered" by the magazine. Playboy entered into a long-standing relationship with Kliban, continuing to publish his work for the next thirty years.Who I'd like to meet:
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- Status: Single
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
- Occupation: Cartoonist

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10 of 24Morejust was looking at The Biggest Tongue In Tunisia and other Drawings.
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So I'm not the only one who knows who kliban is - larsen learnt everything from him. thanks for keeping him alive....
Thanks for the Friend request! How on earth did you know?
I am such a great fan. Nice to read other fans' comments on here too. We are not alone!
I love Kliban -- he has long been a vital part of my personal mythology. I can't imagine life without him. Now, if ony I could get back the missing books I gave to my ex... (Luminous Animals, The Biggest Tongue in Tunisia). Sadly the books have disappeared off the shelves in bookshops in the UK.
'Quick as a a wink, the sly cat had eaten Monroe's cheese sandwich...'
A tip of the cap to one of the world's
great artists...sure the Cat was my
introduction, but soon, collecting every book was mandatory. Thanks to all who keep his legacy alive!
Thanks for having me,
I was a small child drinking Coffee
in a gourmet Coffee store, which sold
European Candies, and
Books and Toys; the stores were in Rancho San Diego, CA and Alpine
The Cat Calendar and
the books of yours, and the Christmas Tree with the Ornaments and the Cat on top,
I learned more about Life, without the cynical Eye that the older Children and Adults, I tried to share with friends these Books,
Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head:
I got in trouble at School.
Amped up on Caffeine, and Candy showing Little Books to my friends.
I realize
My Outlook was shaped and still clings to those Better Times.
Thank You
A bonafide unheralded genius whose work is still a revelation. Kudos for making the page.
I recently read a description of one of his old Playboy cartoons that I wasn't familiar with in a blog, but even the description killed me, here it is>>
A patient is in a doctor’s office sitting nude from the waist up on a stool with the doctor listening to his heart and using, instead of a stethoscope, a goose with one foot in each ear and the beak on the patient’s chest. The caption was “One of us, Mr. Barrows, is a very sick man.”
One of the all-time greatest cartoonists, and my personal favorite.
"ARNOLD WAS NO MATCH FOR CYNTHIA'S FEMININE WILES."
And neither am I Mr. Kliban, neither am I.