How did a satirical cartoonist from Poland become a publisher of joke magazines and then a well-known caricaturist? Interesting facts about Good Humor and satirist Szczepan Sadurski
Cartoonist Szczepan Sadurski
He made his debut in the famous Polish satirical magazine Szpilki on his 18th birthday. Soon he won the Silver Pin, and a year later the Golden Pin. These were the famous prizes for Polish caricaturists. Although he was very young at the time, he delivered his drawings to the best newspapers in Poland.
At that time, he lived in Lublin, but often came to Warsaw. Here, in the capital of Poland, there were the largest number of newspaper editorial offices. There was no Internet or e-mail yet, so drawings had to be delivered to the editorial office in person or sent by post.
Good Humor – newspaper with jokes
When he was at the height of his fame as a steam cartoonist, he decided to pursue a lifelong dream. He founded his humorous magazine – Dobry Humor. The first issue was published in September 1991, with a circulation of 20,000. After three years, the circulation exceeded 200,000. The monthly was published for over two decades, and Sadurski had a humorous empire. At the same time, he published up to five nationwide titles with humor and jokes.
Sadurski draws caricatures
However, he was always above all an artist and the author of witty drawings. When the circulation of Dobry Humor monthly decreased, Sadurski returned to something he did sporadically in his youth. For drawing caricatures of faces. He began to be invited to company events to create live caricatures. And because he was doing it better and faster, he was also invited abroad. In New York in 2012, the NYC press wrote that he was one of the fastest caricaturists in the world.
A documentary about Szczepan Sadurski is being made. We will learn many curiosities from his interesting life. We will find out how it is possible that he needs only 100 seconds to make one caricature.
