19 Facts About Harry Bliss

Harry Bliss was born on March 9,1964 and is an American cartoonist and illustrator.

Harry Bliss has illustrated many books and produced thousands of cartoons including 25 covers for The New Yorker.

Harry Bliss grew up in New York State in an artistic family.

Harry Bliss has been a staff cartoonist at The New Yorker magazine since 1997.

Harry Bliss was a regular cartoonist for Playboy magazine from 1999 to 2016.

Harry Bliss worked with cartoon editor Michelle Urry at Playboy.

Harry Bliss dedicated Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken to Urry after her untimely death in 2006.

Harry Bliss's self-titled daily single-panel cartoon appears in major newspapers in the United States, Canada, and Japan.

Harry Bliss' first book for children, A Fine, Fine School, written by Sharon Creech, was a Children's Picture Book New York Times bestseller, as were Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider, and Diary of a Fly.

Harry Bliss's self-titled cartoon collection Death by Laughter, with an introduction by Christopher Guest, was published in 2008.

In 2008 Harry Bliss published Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken, written by Kate DiCamillo.

In 2008, Harry Bliss, advised by editorial team Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly, contributed a popular and critically acclaimed Toon Book, Luke On The Loose, which was the first book written and illustrated in comic book form by the artist.

Bailey, a picture book for children written and illustrated by Harry Bliss, was published by Scholastic in the fall of 2011 and followed by Bailey At the Museum in 2012.

In 2019 Harry Bliss teamed up with entertainer Steve Martin, collaborating on cartoons and comic strips.

Harry Bliss is currently working on a cartoon memoir, 'You Can Never Die,' to be published by Celadon due out in 2024.

Harry Bliss has been on the board of directors for The Center for Cartoon Studies which is based in White River Junction, Vermont.

In 2016, in conjunction with CCS, Harry Bliss created a new one-month fellowship for cartoonists, the "Cornish CCS Residency Fellowship," housed in a home in Cornish, New Hampshire which he bought.

Harry Bliss has traveled to Peru, Bucharest, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Singapore, and Dubai as well as within the United States.

Harry Bliss, along with fellow artist Nora Krug, was a recipient of the 2014 Maurice Sendak Fellowship.