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'''Cliff Roberts''' (1929-1999) was a cartoonist and animator who worked on inserts for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as well as the [[Sesame Street (comic strip)|spin-off comic strip]] and ''[[Sesame Street Magazine]]''. Roberts spent much of his early career in [[New York City]] as a freelance commercial artist and director. He also worked as a photographer, with work displayed at the 1964 World's Fair, and contributed cartoons to ''[[Playboy]]'' and ''[[The New Yorker]]''. He soon became a popular designer for animation, creating character model sheets for Terrytoons and UPA projects. Roberts' style, reflecting his commercial illustration background, involved flat but appealing forms and a minimal color palate; most of his characters were white blobs with occasional splashes of color.
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'''Cliff Roberts''' (1929-1999) was a cartoonist and animator who worked on inserts for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as well as the [[Sesame Street (comic strip)|spin-off comic strip]] and ''[[Sesame Street Magazine]]''. Roberts spent much of his early career in [[New York City]] as a freelance commercial artist and director. He also worked as a photographer, with work displayed at the 1964 World's Fair, and contributed cartoons to ''[[Playboy]]'' and ''[[The New Yorker]]''. He soon became a popular designer for animation, creating character model sheets for Terrytoons and UPA projects. Roberts' style, reflecting his commercial illustration background, involved flat but appealing forms and a minimal color palette; most of his characters were white blobs with occasional splashes of color.
   
 
For ''Sesame Street'', Roberts created [[Jasper and Julius]], two characters who would engage in debates over body parts, as well as [[Christopher Clumsy]]. These characters were brought over to Roberts' ''Sesame Street'' strip, alongside [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]] and [[Cookie Monster]].
  
For ''Sesame Street'', Roberts created [[Jasper and Julius]], two characters who would engage in debates over body parts, as well as [[Christopher Clumsy]]. These characters were brought over to Roberts' ''Sesame Street'' strip, alongside [[Big Bird]], [[Oscar the Grouch]] and [[Cookie Monster]].
   
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Roberts later worked on the Saturday morning cartoons ''[[The Smurfs]]'', ''Scooby-Doo'', and ''[[The Pink Panther]]'', and illustrated the [[Langston Hughes]] book ''The First Book of Jazz''. He retired in 1993.
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Roberts later worked on the Saturday morning cartoons ''[[The Smurfs]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' and ''[[The Pink Panther]]'', and illustrated the [[Langston Hughes]] book ''The First Book of Jazz''. He retired in 1993.
   
 
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Image:Cartoonleg.jpg|[[Jasper and Julius]]
  
Image:Cartoonleg.jpg|[[Jasper and Julius]]
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Image:ChristopherClumsy.jpg|[[Christopher Clumsy]] and the hole
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Image:Christopherclumsy.jpg|[[Christopher Clumsy]]
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Image:nisfornifty.jpg|An [[N]]-terview {{eka|0131}}
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Image:Dogbird.jpg|What if a dog looked like a bird? {{eka|0262}}
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Image:Cartoontwoeyes.jpg|Two ears, two eyes, two arms, and two legs. {{eka|0406}}
  
Image:Cartoontwoeyes.jpg|Two ears, two eyes, two arms, and two legs. {{eka|0406}}
 
Frogflycartoon.jpg|What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? {{eka|0406}}
  
Frogflycartoon.jpg|What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? {{eka|0406}}
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Image:Cliffroberts.shapes.jpg|Shapes {{eka|0514}}
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Image:3161k.jpg|Dry and Wet (Washing the Dog) {{eka|0597}}
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Image:Drywet.elephant.jpg|Dry and Wet (Elephant) {{eka|0597}}
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Image:DryWet.manonbeach.jpg|Dry and Wet (At the Beach) {{eka|0597}}
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Image:BirdBalloonSub.jpg| Balloon Subtraction {{eka|0597}}
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Image:3141p.jpg|Dry and Wet (Shark Fishing) {{eka|0597}}
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Image:1090-18.jpg|[[P]] for Picnic {{eka|0796}}
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Image:300002.jpg|A Mouse and the Letter [[M]] {{eka|0813}}
 
Image:CRoberts.Mouseelephant.jpg|What if a mouse and an elephant switched bodies? {{eka|1044}}
  
Image:CRoberts.Mouseelephant.jpg|What if a mouse and an elephant switched bodies? {{eka|1044}}
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Image:2257p.jpg|Dry and Wet {{eka|2257}}
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Image:haroldhoward.jpg|Harold and Howard {{eka|1056}}
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Image:Anteatergiraffe.jpg|What if an Anteater Mutated into a Giraffe? {{eka|1156}}
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Image:I'vegotamind_bird.JPG|I've Got a Mind: Birds {{eka|1252}}
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Image:CRoberts.Horse.jpg|[[H]] for Horse and other things {{eka|1927}}
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Image:1708i.jpg|The Post Office {{eka|1708}}
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Image:1710n.jpg|Alphabet Interruption {{eka|1710}}
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Image:FullChickens.jpg|Full, fuller and fullest chickens {{eka|1885}}
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Image:IThoughtaBigThought.jpg|I Thought a Big Thought {{eka|2313}}
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Image:Thought.circles.jpg|I Thought a Thought About Circles {{eka|2500}}
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Image:Stopjuggling.jpg|Stop Juggling {{eka|2773}}
 
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200px-IThoughtaBigThought.jpg|I Thought A Big Thought
  
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200px-Wearaseatbelt.jpg|Wear A Seat Belt
  
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200px-Dogbird.jpg|A Dog Looks Like A Bird
  
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200px-Mind.Box.jpg|I've got a mind
  
 
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Revision as of 18:31, 10 September 2014

Cliffroberts

Cliff Roberts, ca. 1950s

Cliff Roberts (1929-1999) was a cartoonist and animator who worked on inserts for Sesame Street as well as the spin-off comic strip and Sesame Street Magazine. Roberts spent much of his early career in New York City as a freelance commercial artist and director. He also worked as a photographer, with work displayed at the 1964 World's Fair, and contributed cartoons to Playboy and The New Yorker. He soon became a popular designer for animation, creating character model sheets for Terrytoons and UPA projects. Roberts' style, reflecting his commercial illustration background, involved flat but appealing forms and a minimal color palette; most of his characters were white blobs with occasional splashes of color.

For Sesame Street, Roberts created Jasper and Julius, two characters who would engage in debates over body parts, as well as Christopher Clumsy. These characters were brought over to Roberts' Sesame Street strip, alongside Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster.

Roberts later worked on the Saturday morning cartoons The Smurfs, Scooby-Doo and The Pink Panther, and illustrated the Langston Hughes book The First Book of Jazz. He retired in 1993.

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