tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post1415580902177751507..comments2024-03-22T21:02:55.051+13:00Comments on Bat, Bean, Beam: MurdochGiovanni Tisohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-70277159779854400632016-11-30T11:56:39.177+13:002016-11-30T11:56:39.177+13:00I think Scott was extraordinary, a genius (I know ...I think Scott was extraordinary, a genius (I know he's still active, but I mean back when he was writing his Listener column as well as the cartoons). I think Murdoch is of equal stature, although a completely different artist. That's why I think it would be reductive to call her an epigone, I don't think she quite fits in the same tradition. Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-54152116020409685832016-11-30T11:51:27.678+13:002016-11-30T11:51:27.678+13:00Hi Giovanni - I had to look up 'epigone' a...Hi Giovanni - I had to look up 'epigone' and was surprised at your use of it: "It would be ungenerous to call Sharon Murdoch an epigone but..." Then use that word at all? Perhaps you're simply saying she comes later, but by using the word you're suggesting that she is an imitator, a less distinguished follower (thanks Google dictionary). It sounds like a bit of damning Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704069207756328289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-36257469171076812262016-11-29T12:25:51.184+13:002016-11-29T12:25:51.184+13:00Murdoch is an admirable cartoonist. I hope some of...Murdoch is an admirable cartoonist. I hope some of her cartoons at least are going in the New Zealand Cartoon Archive. <br /><br />A pity the exhibition/book "Harpies and Heroines: a cartoon history of women's changing roles" was compiled in 2003, before her career really picked up speed. <br />Maybe another exhibition is due?Dalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-33408599105057461402016-11-29T09:19:40.821+13:002016-11-29T09:19:40.821+13:00Thanks Gio. I liked reading this, because I refer ...Thanks Gio. I liked reading this, because I refer to Sharon Murdoch's work so often,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com