Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2017
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Starting at the Cape Breton Post at the age of 15 drawing both editorial and sports cartoons, Stan Roach later freelanced as an illustrator, garnering work for a number of publications including the Globe and Mail, the Hamilton Spectator and the Toronto Star. We have a wonderful group of original artwork from the famed cartoonist numbering 10, including caricatures of Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Jean Beliveau, George Chuvalo, Jean Drapeau (Montreal mayor during the 1976 Olympics) and others. Each original black line drawing is executed on artist board (except one), ranging in size from roughly 15” x 20” give or take. Each also has thin traceable paper affixed at the top (except Hull - with the example over Beliveau detached), protecting each image.
The solo image on paper is 14” x 15 ½” and it has been affixed to board. Toning along with wear to the paper covers are the only concerns, with each image remaining in pleasing condition. Wonderfully depicted, original sports art from award-winning cartoonists are not easy to locate.
In the 1960s Stan moved to Montreal and worked freelance for the Montreal Gazette and as an art director for Zellers. His editorial cartoons have found their way into the pages of the Montreal Star, The Sunday Express, La Tribune, The Chronicle (West Island, East End, and Hudson), The Monitor, and a host of Canadian and European magazines.
In 1981, Stan joined the Illustration & Design Faculty at Dawson College. For three decades, Stan brought his love of drawing, his passion for illustration, his technical expertise, and his oddball sense of humour into the classroom for younger generations of artists to experience.
Stan Roach has been recognized for outstanding editorial cartoon work with numerous prizes and awards. At Expo 67 he won an International Caricature Award. In 1978 Stan won first prize at the Ile Notre-Dame humour pavilion for his caricature work. In 1997, he received the QNCA Newspaper Award for best editorial cartoon. On a national level, Stan has been honoured with the Hanover Post Trophy Award, and perhaps the most prestigious of all: the 1999 Duncan MacPherson Award.
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