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Cartoon Sketch
Daily Sketch, 11 September 1961
Newspaper cutting
In the 1950s, cartoonists had short punchy named like "Giles," "Low," "JAK," and "Trog." So Steadman decided he should become "STEAD." "It was my mother who wondered if I was ashamed of my full name. I hadn't given it a thought until then. I was merely looking for an identity with a short sharp name that everyone would remember."
His mother's comment made him think again: from autumn 1961 his cartoons were signed "STEADman." |