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⚫ '''John Cuneo''' (born January 4, 1957) is an American ] whose work has appeared in publications, including '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. His ink and watercolor drawings have been described{{By whom|date=August 2021}} as covering everything from politics to sex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fantagraphics.com/artists/john-cuneo/|title=Our Artists|publisher=Fantagraphics|accessdate=2020-06-03}}</ref>


⚫ ==Early life and education==
⚫ '''John Cuneo''' (born January 4, 1957) is an American ], whose work has appeared in many major publications, including '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. His ink and watercolor drawings have been described as skewering everything from politics to sex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fantagraphics.com/artists/john-cuneo/|title=Our Artists|publisher=Fantagraphics|accessdate=2020-06-03}}</ref>
⚫ Cuneo grew up in ]. His father worked as a manager at a ] and his mother as a house wife.<ref name="CA">{{cite web|url=https://www.commarts.com/features/john-cuneo|title=John Cuneo|publisher=Communication Arts|first=Ellen|last=Shapiro|accessdate=2010-05-29}}</ref> He was the oldest of three boys.<ref name="AI">{{cite web|url=https://www.ai-ap.com/publications/article/14337/illustrator-profile-john-cuneo-the-act-of-maki.html| date=2016-06-25|first=Robert|last=Newman|title=Illustrator Profile – John Cuneo|publisher=American Illustration}}</ref> He and his two brothers worked at the nursery with his father and take home produce to sell at a stand on their front lawn.<ref name="CA" /> At the age of 14, he learned to draw from a neighbor, Adelaide Johnson.<ref name="AI"/>
⚫ ==Early Life & Education==
⚫ Cuneo grew up in ]. His father worked as a manager at a ] and his mother as a house wife.<ref name="CA">{{cite web|url=https://www.commarts.com/features/john-cuneo|title=John Cuneo|publisher=Communication Arts|first=Ellen|last=Shapiro|accessdate=2010-05-29}}</ref> He was the oldest of three boys.<ref name="AI">{{cite web|url=https://www.ai-ap.com/publications/article/14337/illustrator-profile-john-cuneo-the-act-of-maki.html|| date=2016-06-25|first=Robert|last=Newman|title=Illustrator Profile - John Cuneo|publisher=American Illustration}}</ref> He and his two brothers would work at the nursery with his father and sell produce on the front lawn.<ref name="CA" /> At the age of 14 he would be dropped off at a neighbors house, Adelaide Johnson once a week to receive encouragement on his drawings and a small amount of training in drawing cartoons, sometimes attempting to copy from ] and artists who worked for that magazine at the time, such as ] and ].<ref name="AI"/>


Cuneo attended Roosevelt Jr. High, followed by ] until his junior year, when his family moved to ]. Once in Florida, the artist would graduate from ] in 1975 and go on to attend ] for one semester, followed by attending ].<ref name="illoz">{{cite web | url=https://illoz.com/interview/18 | title=Interview with John Cuneo | accessdate=2020-08-23}}</ref> Cuneo attended Roosevelt Jr. High, followed by ] until his junior year, when his family moved to Florida. Once in Florida, Cuneo would graduate from ] in ], in 1975 and go on to attend ] for one year, followed by ] for an additional year.<ref name="illoz">{{cite web | url=https://illoz.com/interview/18 | title=Interview with John Cuneo | accessdate=2020-08-23}}</ref>


At Colorado Institute for Art, Cuneo would learn skills needed in the graphic design business of the time, such as paste-ups with wax, making storyboards and rendering typefaces. Bill Kastan, a local illustrator as well as an instructor at the school, took a liking to Cuneo and provided him with a drawing table in his studio and helped him put together a portfolio.<ref name="CA"/>. Cuneo and Kastan would remain close friends until Kasten passed away in 2019<ref name="illoz" />. At Colorado Institute for Art, Cuneo learned graphic design business skills, including paste-ups with wax, making storyboards, and rendering typefaces. Bill Kastan, a local illustrator as well as an instructor at the school, befriended Cuneo and provided him with a drawing table in his studio and helped him put together a portfolio.<ref name="CA"/><ref name="illoz" />


In 1977, while in Denver, Cuneo would join a group of freelance illustrators headed by Joe Malone going under the name of ''No Coast Graphics'',<ref name="illoz" where he did freelance illustrations for the ] as well as ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://extras.denverpost.com/scene/husted0727.htm|date=2000-07-27|first=Bill|last=Husted|publisher=Denver Post|title=Denver Entertainment}}</ref> It was also in Denver where Cuneo would meet his wife Jan Larson, an instructor of ] and communications.<ref name="CA"/> In 1977, while in Denver, Cuneo joined a group of freelance illustrators headed by Joe Malone going under the name of ''No Coast Graphics'', where he did freelance illustrations for '']'' as well as '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://extras.denverpost.com/scene/husted0727.htm|date=2000-07-27|first=Bill|last=Husted|publisher=Denver Post|title=Denver Entertainment}}</ref> It was also in Denver where Cuneo met his wife Jan Larson.<ref name="CA"/>


==Illustration Career== ==Illustration career==
Cuneo would move from Denver to San Francisco in 1986 and it was there that the artist decided to devote himself entirely to work in editorial illustration. His first published work for a major magazine would appear in ], under the art direction of Martha Garring. In 1993, the artist would return to Denver and remain there for eight years. It was after his return to Denver that Cuneo would receive his first of many assignments from ], which at the time and for many years was under the art direction of Joe Kimberling.<ref name="illoz" /> Cuneo moved from Denver to San Francisco in 1986, and it was there that he decided to devote himself entirely to work in editorial illustration. His first published work for a major magazine appeared in '']'', under the art direction of Martha Geering. In 1993, Cuneo returned to Denver and remained there for eight years. After his return to Denver, Cuneo began receiving assignments from '']''.


In 2001, Cuneo and his wife would move to ].<ref name="illoz" /> After his arrival on the East coast and the easier access to art directors in New York City that this provided, John Korpics design director at ], would bring in Cuneo in 2002 to publish a series of comics called ''Damn Good Advice'' which would run until 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://classic.esquire.com/article/2002/9/1/to-keep-things-exciting-experiment-with-some-new-positions|publisher=Esquire|accessdate=2020-05-29|title=Esquire Archives}}</ref> and to illustrate the magazine's Sex Column <ref name="AI" /> which ran until 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drawger.com/johncuneo/?article_id=14818|date=2014-03-17|title=Esquire}}</ref> Work on the sex column for Esquire would earn the artist two silver awards from the ].<ref name="illoz" /> In 2001, Cuneo and his wife moved to ].<ref name="illoz" /> Soon after, John Korpics, design director at '']'', brought in Cuneo in 2002 to publish a series of comics called ''Damned Good Advice'', which ran until 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://classic.esquire.com/article/2002/9/1/to-keep-things-exciting-experiment-with-some-new-positions|publisher=Esquire|accessdate=2020-05-29|title=Esquire Archives}}</ref> and to illustrate the magazine's sex advice column,<ref name="AI" /> which ran until 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drawger.com/johncuneo/?article_id=14818|date=2014-03-17|title=Esquire}}</ref> Work on the sex column for ''Esquire'' led to two silver awards for Cuneo from the ].<ref name="illoz" />


Cuneo's ''Flu Season'' would appear on the October 26, 2009 issue. The artists , ''Dog Meets Dog'' which ran on the June 27, 2011 issue and art directed by Francoise Mouly would win him the ] in 2012<ref name="HamiltonKing">{{cite web|url=https://www.soicompetitions.org/?what=awards&a=46495|accessdate=2020-05-30|publisher=Society of Illustrators|title=John Cuneo Hamilton King Winner 2012}}</ref> which is widely thought of as one of the most prestigious awards in illustration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2010/01/29/john-jude-palencar-wins-the-hamilton-king-award/|date=2010-01-10|first=Irene|last=Gallo|title=Hamilton King Award}}</ref> Cuneo's featured ] straddling the top of the ] and the cover received so much coverage on ] that The New York Times published a story on the topic, interviewing the artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/nyregion/the-new-yorker-gets-in-on-the-act.html|title=The New Yorker Gets In on the Act|first=Thomas|last=Kaplan|publisher=The New York Times|date=2013-07-26}}</ref>. The cover depicting Weiner would also earn Cuneo a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators. The artist has created ten covers for the New Yorker.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2019-05-06|title=John Cuneo’s "To Fetch or Not to Fetch"|date=2019-04-29|first=Françoise|last=Mouly|publisher=The New Yorker}}</ref> Cuneo's "Flu Season" appeared on the October 26, 2009 issue of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 26, 2009|title=Flu Season|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/10/26|website=New Yorker}}</ref> His second cover for ''The New Yorker'', "Dog Meets Dog", which ran on the June 27, 2011 issue and art directed by Francoise Mouly, won the ] in 2012.<ref name="HamiltonKing">{{cite web|url=https://www.soicompetitions.org/?what=awards&a=46495|accessdate=2020-05-30|publisher=Society of Illustrators|title=John Cuneo Hamilton King Winner 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2010/01/29/john-jude-palencar-wins-the-hamilton-king-award/|date=2010-01-10|first=Irene|last=Gallo|title=Hamilton King Award}}</ref> Cuneo's August 5, 2013 New Yorker cover featured ] straddling the top of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/nyregion/the-new-yorker-gets-in-on-the-act.html|title=The New Yorker Gets In on the Act|first=Thomas|last=Kaplan|work=The New York Times|date=2013-07-26}}</ref> That cover led to a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators. In total, {{As of|2021|lc=y}}, Cuneo has created ten covers for the New Yorker.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2019-05-06|title=John Cuneo's "To Fetch or Not to Fetch"|date=2019-04-29|first=Françoise|last=Mouly|magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref>


In 2010, Cuneo joined a long list of illustrators invited to join ] at the ] to draw impressions of the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/editors-letter-masters-cartooning-and-the-last-laugh|title=Editor's Letter: Masters Cartooning and the Last Laugh|date=2018-04-03|first=Jerry|last=Tarde|publisher=Golf Digest}}</ref> He has been a regular contributor to Golf Digest for many years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/contributor/john-cuneo|title=Contributors|publisher=Golf Digest|accessdate=2020-06-03}}</ref> In 2010, Cuneo joined '']'' at the ] to draw on location and record his impressions of the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/editors-letter-masters-cartooning-and-the-last-laugh|title=Editor's Letter: Masters Cartooning and the Last Laugh|date=2018-04-03|first=Jerry|last=Tarde|publisher=Golf Digest}}</ref> He is a regular contributor to ''Golf Digest''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfdigest.com/contributor/john-cuneo|title=Contributors|publisher=Golf Digest|accessdate=2020-06-03}}</ref>


===Books=== ===Books===
⚫ In 2004, ], who was head of the illustration department at ], recommended Cuneo's sketchbooks to ]. Editor ] got in touch to discuss compiling some of the sketchbook work into a book. Robert Festino, who Cuneo had worked with at ''Entertainment Weekly'', put together a dummy of a book during his off-hours at the ''Entertainment Weekly'' offices. The mockup was sent to Fantagraphics and co-publisher ] went ahead with plans to publish ''nEuROTIC''. The cover illustration chosen for the book had previously won a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators, and the book was released in 2007, designed and art directed by Robert Festino.<ref name="TCR">{{cite web|url=https://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/resources/interviews/7874|title=A Short Interview With John Cuneo|date=2007-03-17|first=Tom|last=Spurgeon}}</ref>
<b><i>nEuROTIC</i></b><br />
⚫ In 2004, ] who was head of the illustration department at ] recommended Cuneo's sketchbooks to his friends at ]. Editor ] got in touch to discuss compiling some of the sketchbook work into a book. A few years passed with no indication that a book might be forthcoming. Cuneo's friend Robert Festino, who he'd worked with for years at Entertainment Weekly took it upon himself to put together a dummy of a book during his off-hours at the Entertainment Weekly offices. The mockup was sent to Fantagraphics and co-publisher ] got back right away with a plan to publish. The chosen for the book had previously won a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators, and the book was released in 2007, designed and art directed by Robert Festino.<ref name="TCR">{{cite web|url=https://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/resources/interviews/7874|title=A Short Interview With John Cuneo|date=2007-03-17|first=Tom|last=Spurgeon}}</ref> ''nEuROTIC'' is currently out of print.


⚫ Ten years after ''nEuROTIC'', ], publisher at Fantagraphics, suggested a sequel to Cuneo. While ''nEuRoTIC'' had been drawn almost entirely using a ], the pieces in the new collection for ''Not Waving But Drawing'' were created using a ] roller pen or a ].<ref>{{cite podcast|host=Gil Roth|date=2017-03-27|edition=211|url=https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-211-john-cuneo|title=John Cuneo|time=16:05}}</ref> The book was released in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fantagraphics.com/notwaving/|title=Not Waving But Drawing|accessdate=2020-06-05|publisher=Fantagraphics}}</ref>
<b><i>Not Waving Just Drawing</i></b><br />
⚫ Ten years after the publication of nEuROTIC, ] publisher at Fantagraphics wrote the artist and suggested a sequel. Cuneo, who had kept up his sketchbook practice had plenty of drawings to choose from. While ''nEuRoTIC'' had been drawn almost entirely using a ], the new collection for ''Not Waving Just Drawing'' were created using a ] roller pen or a ] and because of this the collection is slightly looser in style.<ref>{{cite podcast|host=Gil Roth|date=2017-03-27|edition=211|url=https://chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-211-john-cuneo|title=John Cuneo|time=16:05}}</ref> The book would be released in 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fantagraphics.com/notwaving/|title=Not Waving But Drawing|accessdate=2020-06-05|publisher=Fantagraphics}}</ref>


In 2017, Cuneo illustrated the book ''Who's Rich?'', authored by Michael Schaub, published By ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/books/review/who-is-rich-matthew-klam.html|date=2017-07-13|title=A Comic Novel of Infidelity Grapples With Sex and Money|publisher=The New York Times}}</ref> In 2017, Cuneo illustrated the book ], authored by ], published By ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/248841/|title=Who Is Rich}}</ref>


Fantagraphics published Cuneo's third collection of sketchbook drawings in 2021. ''Coping Skills''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/coping-skills|accessdate=2021-03-18|title=Coping Skills|publisher=Fantagtaphics}}</ref> was described by ''New Yorker'' art editor ] as "scabrous and depraved" in nature.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2021-03-08|date=2021-03-01|first=Françoise|last=Mouly|title=John Cuneo's "The Polar Opposite"|magazine=] }}</ref>
⚫ ==Group Exhibitions==

⚫ ==Group exhibitions==
*State of the Art:Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle, ], 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delart.org/exhibits/state-of-the-art-illustration-100-years-after-howard-pyle/|title=State of the Art:Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle|accessdate=2020-05-30}}</ref> *State of the Art:Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle, ], 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delart.org/exhibits/state-of-the-art-illustration-100-years-after-howard-pyle/|title=State of the Art:Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle|accessdate=2020-05-30}}</ref>


==Awards== ==Awards==
===Society of Illustrators=== ===Society of illustrators===
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*Silver Medal for uncommissioned work ''FU'', ], 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.societyillustrators.org/exhibits/illustrators-58-advertising-institutional-uncommissioned|title=Illustrators 58|accessdate=2020-05-30}}</ref> *Silver Medal for uncommissioned work ''FU'', ], 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.societyillustrators.org/exhibits/illustrators-58-advertising-institutional-uncommissioned|title=Illustrators 58|accessdate=2020-05-30}}</ref>
*Silver Medal for New Yorker cover, ''Winter Delight'', art directed by Francois Mouly, 2016<ref name="illoz" /> *Silver Medal for New Yorker cover, ''Winter Delight'', art directed by Francois Mouly, 2016<ref name="illoz" />
*Gold Medal for uncommissioned category titled ''Killed Sex Sketches'', 2015<ref name="illoz" /> *Gold Medal for uncommissioned category titled ''Killed Sex Sketches'', 2015<ref name="illoz" />
*Silver Medal for New Yorker cover, 'Carlos Danger', art directed by Franciose Mouly, 2014<ref name="illoz" /> *Silver Medal for New Yorker cover, 'Carlos Danger', art directed by Franciose Mouly, 2014<ref name="illoz" />
*Silver Medal for ] article, ''Erotic Art'',art directed by Edward Leida, 2013<ref name="illoz" /> *Silver Medal for ] article, ''Erotic Art'', art directed by Edward Leida, 2013<ref name="illoz" />
*Silver Medal for a drawing titled ''Julip'' in the Good Dog column in ], art directed by Marshall McKinney, 2012 *Silver Medal for a drawing titled ''Julip'' in the Good Dog column in ] magazine, art directed by Marshall McKinney, 2012
*],for New Yorker cover, ''Dog Meets Dog''. art directed by Francoise Mouly, 2012<ref name="HamiltonKing" /> *], for New Yorker cover, ''Dog Meets Dog''. art directed by Francoise Mouly, 2012<ref name="HamiltonKing" />
*Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators, 2010 <ref name="illoz" /> *Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators, 2010<ref name="illoz" />
*Silver Medal for Frog Calendar (Poster), Dellas Graphics, art directed by Jim Burke, 2006<ref name="illoz" /> *Silver Medal for Frog Calendar (Poster), Dellas Graphics, art directed by Jim Burke, 2006<ref name="illoz" />
*Silver Medal for Esquire magazine's sex advice column, ''Is Al Green Good for your Sex Life?'', art directed by John Korpics, 2006 *Silver Medal for Esquire magazine's sex advice column, ''Is Al Green Good for your Sex Life?'', art directed by John Korpics, 2006
*Gold Medal for an uncommissioned piece which subsequently became the cover for nEuROTIC, designer Robert Festino, 2004 *Gold Medal for an uncommissioned piece which subsequently became the cover for nEuROTIC, designer Robert Festino, 2004
*Silver Medal for Esquire magazine's sex advice column, art directed by John Korpics, 2004 *Silver Medal for Esquire magazine's sex advice column, art directed by John Korpics, 2004
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===Society of Illustrators, San Francisco=== ===Society of Illustrators, San Francisco===
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*Gold Medal, 1995 *Gold Medal, 1995
*Judge’s Appreciation, 1995 *Judge's Appreciation, 1995
*Best of Show, 1995 *Best of Show, 1995
*Silver Medal for Golf Illustrated Magazine, art directed by Bobbi Laberge, 1993 *Silver Medal for Golf Illustrated Magazine, art directed by Bobbi Laberge, 1993
*Judge’s Choice for Motorland Magazine, art director by Al Davidson, 1993 *Judge's Choice for Motorland Magazine, art director by Al Davidson, 1993
*Honorable Mention Humor Award, 1992 *Honorable Mention Humor Award, 1992
*Silver Humor Award, 1991 *Silver Humor Award, 1991
*Gold Humor Award, 1990<ref name="illoz" /> *Gold Humor Award, 1990<ref name="illoz" />
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===Others===
⚫ *Award of Excellence, for The New York Times Book Review, ''Intoxicating Prose'', art directed by Nicholas Blechman, ] Illustration Annual, 2014<ref name="illoz" />


==Working Process== ===Others===
⚫ *Award of Excellence, for The New York Times Book Review, ''Intoxicating Prose'', art directed by Nicholas Blechman, ] Illustration Annual, 2014<ref name="illoz" />
Cuneo uses a ] roller pen or a pen with archival or water resistant ink, such as a ], or ]. Drawings are executed on ], usually on a ] directly over a rough sketch. The final work is scanned and delivered to the client as a high resolution digital file.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afinecaseforpencils.com/post/155364657649/john-cuneo|title=A Case for Pencils|date=2017-01-03|first=Jane|last=Mattimoe}}</ref> The drawing style is realistic enough to work in the picture while employing a lot of freedom with scale, gravity and asymmetry.<ref name="TCR"/>


==Personal Life== ==Personal life==
The artist lives in ], with his wife Jan. The couple have one son, Jack Cuneo.<ref name="AI"/>
The artist lives in ] with his wife Jan. The home they live in was originally owned by ], the manager of ] and ], as well as ], ] and many other recording artists. When owned by Grossman, the residence would house bands while recording in the ] which was located nearby.


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==External links== ==External links==
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American illustrator
John Cuneo
Born (1957-01-04) January 4, 1957 (age 67)
Westfield, New Jersey, US
NationalityAmerican
Known forIllustration
Awards

John Cuneo (born January 4, 1957) is an American illustrator whose work has appeared in publications, including The New Yorker, Esquire, Sports Illustrated and The Atlantic Monthly. His ink and watercolor drawings have been described as covering everything from politics to sex.

Early life and education

Cuneo grew up in Westfield, New Jersey. His father worked as a manager at a plant nursery and his mother as a house wife. He was the oldest of three boys. He and his two brothers worked at the nursery with his father and take home produce to sell at a stand on their front lawn. At the age of 14, he learned to draw from a neighbor, Adelaide Johnson.

Cuneo attended Roosevelt Jr. High, followed by Westfield High School until his junior year, when his family moved to Florida. Once in Florida, Cuneo would graduate from Lely High School in Naples, Florida, in 1975 and go on to attend Florida State University for one year, followed by Colorado Institute of Art for an additional year.

At Colorado Institute for Art, Cuneo learned graphic design business skills, including paste-ups with wax, making storyboards, and rendering typefaces. Bill Kastan, a local illustrator as well as an instructor at the school, befriended Cuneo and provided him with a drawing table in his studio and helped him put together a portfolio.

In 1977, while in Denver, Cuneo joined a group of freelance illustrators headed by Joe Malone going under the name of No Coast Graphics, where he did freelance illustrations for The Denver Post as well as Westword. It was also in Denver where Cuneo met his wife Jan Larson.

Illustration career

Cuneo moved from Denver to San Francisco in 1986, and it was there that he decided to devote himself entirely to work in editorial illustration. His first published work for a major magazine appeared in Sierra Magazine, under the art direction of Martha Geering. In 1993, Cuneo returned to Denver and remained there for eight years. After his return to Denver, Cuneo began receiving assignments from Entertainment Weekly.

In 2001, Cuneo and his wife moved to Woodstock, New York. Soon after, John Korpics, design director at Esquire, brought in Cuneo in 2002 to publish a series of comics called Damned Good Advice, which ran until 2003, and to illustrate the magazine's sex advice column, which ran until 2014. Work on the sex column for Esquire led to two silver awards for Cuneo from the Society of Illustrators.

Cuneo's "Flu Season" appeared on the October 26, 2009 issue of The New Yorker. His second cover for The New Yorker, "Dog Meets Dog", which ran on the June 27, 2011 issue and art directed by Francoise Mouly, won the Hamilton King Award in 2012. Cuneo's August 5, 2013 New Yorker cover featured Anthony Weiner straddling the top of the Empire State Building. That cover led to a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators. In total, as of 2021, Cuneo has created ten covers for the New Yorker.

In 2010, Cuneo joined Golf Digest at the Masters Tournament to draw on location and record his impressions of the event. He is a regular contributor to Golf Digest.

Books

In 2004, Steven Guarnaccia, who was head of the illustration department at Parsons, recommended Cuneo's sketchbooks to Fantagraphics. Editor Eric Reynolds got in touch to discuss compiling some of the sketchbook work into a book. Robert Festino, who Cuneo had worked with at Entertainment Weekly, put together a dummy of a book during his off-hours at the Entertainment Weekly offices. The mockup was sent to Fantagraphics and co-publisher Kim Thompson went ahead with plans to publish nEuROTIC. The cover illustration chosen for the book had previously won a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators, and the book was released in 2007, designed and art directed by Robert Festino.

Ten years after nEuROTIC, Gary Groth, publisher at Fantagraphics, suggested a sequel to Cuneo. While nEuRoTIC had been drawn almost entirely using a Rapidograph, the pieces in the new collection for Not Waving But Drawing were created using a Uni-ball roller pen or a Micron pen. The book was released in 2017.

In 2017, Cuneo illustrated the book Who Is Rich?, authored by Matthew Klam, published By Random House.

Fantagraphics published Cuneo's third collection of sketchbook drawings in 2021. Coping Skills was described by New Yorker art editor Françoise Mouly as "scabrous and depraved" in nature.

Group exhibitions

Awards

Society of illustrators

  • Silver Medal for uncommissioned work FU, Society of Illustrators, 2016
  • Silver Medal for New Yorker cover, Winter Delight, art directed by Francois Mouly, 2016
  • Gold Medal for uncommissioned category titled Killed Sex Sketches, 2015
  • Silver Medal for New Yorker cover, 'Carlos Danger', art directed by Franciose Mouly, 2014
  • Silver Medal for Town and Country magazine article, Erotic Art, art directed by Edward Leida, 2013
  • Silver Medal for a drawing titled Julip in the Good Dog column in Garden & Gun magazine, art directed by Marshall McKinney, 2012
  • Hamilton King Award, for New Yorker cover, Dog Meets Dog. art directed by Francoise Mouly, 2012
  • Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators, 2010
  • Silver Medal for Frog Calendar (Poster), Dellas Graphics, art directed by Jim Burke, 2006
  • Silver Medal for Esquire magazine's sex advice column, Is Al Green Good for your Sex Life?, art directed by John Korpics, 2006
  • Gold Medal for an uncommissioned piece which subsequently became the cover for nEuROTIC, designer Robert Festino, 2004
  • Silver Medal for Esquire magazine's sex advice column, art directed by John Korpics, 2004

Society of Illustrators, San Francisco

  • Gold Medal, 1995
  • Judge's Appreciation, 1995
  • Best of Show, 1995
  • Silver Medal for Golf Illustrated Magazine, art directed by Bobbi Laberge, 1993
  • Judge's Choice for Motorland Magazine, art director by Al Davidson, 1993
  • Honorable Mention Humor Award, 1992
  • Silver Humor Award, 1991
  • Gold Humor Award, 1990

Others

  • Award of Excellence, for The New York Times Book Review, Intoxicating Prose, art directed by Nicholas Blechman, Communication Arts Illustration Annual, 2014

Personal life

The artist lives in Woodstock, New York, with his wife Jan. The couple have one son, Jack Cuneo.

References

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  8. "Flu Season". New Yorker. October 26, 2009.
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  19. "Coping Skills". Fantagtaphics. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
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