Here’s what Jewish New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s dreams are made of

A pioneer of graphic storytelling, Chast reflects on what inspires her and what the genre brings to the art world.

A cartoon posted to Roz Chast's Instagram in November 2023. The caption: Betty and Mickey: it’s complicated. NB.: lower right: Mickey and his human ears

(photo credit: ROZ CHAST)

ByRISA DOHERTY/JTA

NOVEMBER 22, 2023 05:26

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