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Two digital exhibitions designed to celebrate the life and work of two seminal cartoonists, with strong Ohio relations, serve as the finishing pieces to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum design collection.

As I have now stepped down as the library's official graphic/web designer, in lieu of the West coast move, the talented Austin Hutchinson will be taking up my duties of creating original designs for one of Columbus and Ohio State's most prized collections. A full editorial will be published in the coming weeks that will summarize my time there, the importance of the collection, and an analysis of the creations it generated.

In the interim, check out these recently completed projects:

1. Edwina Dumm | Digital Exhibition

This exhibit highlights the groundbreaking work of Edwina Frances Dumm, a professional cartoonist who paved the way as the first woman to be employed in a full time position as an editorial cartoonist for the Columbus Daily Monitor. Edwina's creations enjoyed almost fifty-years of syndication in magazines such as Life and the London-based Tatler, where she accumulated fans from around the world.

2. Ireland of the Dispatch

A cunning commentator , generous philanthroper, and brilliant cartoonist. This exhibit showcases the work of Columbus, Ohio's most famous cartoonist, and the Cartoon Library & Museum's name benefactor.

In a quote by Lucy Caswell, the library's founder and author of the book Ireland, Billy Ireland "was a celebrity in his lifetime. He enjoyed a national reputation, and his work is still delightful to read. This is a fitting honor for a great cartoonist. We look forward to sharing his work with a new generation of readers... Few Ohioans have celebrated their affection for their home state as consistently and creatively as cartoonist Billy Ireland. William Addison Ireland was a child of rural Ohio. He remembered this geography in his art, reflected this point of view in his editorial cartoons, and refused to abandon his Ohio roots for the increased money and fame that might have been his had he worked in New York or Chicago."

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