Exhibitions & Media
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National Museum of American Illustration at Vernon Court, Bellevue Avenue, Newport RI
The National Museum of American Illustration featured Paul Szep's portraits and political cartoons in 2015. Szep was also among three Laureate honorees (along with NBC's Today Show host Matt Lauer and Golden Globe-nominated actress-author Evangeline Lilly) who received an American Civilization Award at NMAI’s 15th Anniversary Gala event on July 30, 2015, at Vernon Court in Newport. Previous honorees include comedienne, actress, author and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg, celebrated author Tom Wolfe, and the National Arts Club in NYC for each of their contributions to Popular American Culture. For more details, visit the National Museum of American Illustration.
Golf in America: The Paul Szep Story
A self-confessed golf addict and "putter slut," Szep was featured by the Golf Channel in a 2011 show which can be watched here.
Elsewhere in the News
Editorial cartoons that won Paul Szep acclaim — and got him sued by the governor (The Boston Globe)
Social Snaps: Newport museum honors Lauer, Lilly, Szep, raises $1.5 million (Providence Journal)
Whither the firebrand cartoonist? (Newport Daily News)
Beyond Norman Rockwell (Wall Street Journal)
Dying Art, Lost Occupation (New York Times)
A secondhand putter, an $11.35m jackpot (Boston Globe paywall)
A secondhand putter, an $11.35m jackpot (non paywall)
Boston Globe Features Gallery of Kennedy Cartoons