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Carl Rose (1903 – 1971) was an American cartoonist whose work appeared in The New Yorker, Popular Science, The Saturday Evening Post, and elsewhere. He received the National Cartoonists Society's Advertising and Illustration Award for 1958. • Illustration — Rose's famous "I say it's spinach" cartoon Rose created one of the most famous New Yorker cartoons, published December 8, 1928, with a caption by E. In the cartoon, a mother at dinner says to her young daughter, "It's broccoli, dear." Her daughter answers, "I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it." (The phrase "I say it's spinach" entered the vernacular; in 1932, Irving Berlin's popular Broadway revue Face The Music included the song "I Say It's Spinach (And The Hell With It)".) Elizabeth Hawes adopted it for her critique of the clothing design industry: Fashion is Spinach (1938). Rose illustrated Bennett Cerf's best-selling book Try and Stop Me and its sequel Shake Well Before Using.

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Carl Rose

"It's Broccoli Cartoon" from The New Yorker" December 8, 1928

Carl Rose (1903 - 1971) · Public domain

Born
1903
Died
1971
Nationality
United States
Occupation
cartoonist · comics artist · illustrator
Languages
English

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Carl Rose (1903 – 1971) was an American cartoonist whose work appeared in The New Yorker, Popular Science, The Saturday Evening Post, and elsewhere. He received the National Cartoonists Society's Advertising and Illustration Award for 1958. • Illustration — Rose's famous "I say it's spinach" cartoon Rose created one of the most famous New Yorker cartoons, published December 8, 1928, with a caption by E. In the cartoon, a mother at dinner says to her young daughter, "It's broccoli, dear." Her daughter answers, "I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it." (The phrase "I say it's spinach" entered the vernacular; in 1932, Irving Berlin's popular Broadway revue Face The Music included the song "I Say It's Spinach (And The Hell With It)".) Elizabeth Hawes adopted it for her critique of the clothing design industry: Fashion is Spinach (1938). Rose illustrated Bennett Cerf's best-selling book Try and Stop Me and its sequel Shake Well Before Using.

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Carl Rose (1903–1971) was a cartoonist, comics artist and illustrator, of American nationality. Languages used include English.

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