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Private Eye magazine says farewell to its longtime art director Tony Rushton, with a party near its offices in Soho, London.
Tony has been with the magazine for 50 years, joining at issue 11, and is responsible for the old-school “cut n’ paste” look to which Britain’s leading satirical magazine has doggedly stuck over the decades.
He’s also the man the cartoonists deal with, though the ultimate decision on what goes in the mag is made by Ian Hislop, the editor. Pete Dredge, a Procartoonists.org member and Private Eye veteran (sorry, Pete) told us:
“Receiving a ‘Good morning, good morning, it’s Tony Rushton’ phonecall is usually a precursor of good news for cartoonist contributors to Private Eye. An acceptance of a single gag idea, or more rarely, a cartoon strip commission, is usually heralded by a call from Tony.
“Things do change at the Eye but usually inperceptibly – when did Colemanballs become Commentatorballs? – so it will be interesting to see how Tony’s departure after 50 years will have an impact on the unique look of the mag, a look that has borne the Rushton stamp for all these years.”
The Independent has a profile of Tony, which features this key quote:
“If you took away the cartoons from Private Eye it would be a very boring magazine, a worthy, boring magazine.”
Procartoonists.org says amen to that and wishes Tony Rushton the very best for his retirement.
Photo from V&A’s Private Eye at 50 video, via Eye magazine.
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