Reuven Robinson
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Why illustration and cartooning? Because I discovered that the brush and pen were more powerful than the word-and so did my clientele!
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An illustration for a mural in the New Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago
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"Strange Fish". Medium: water color
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Chinese and Jewish scholars compare notes. An ad book cover, 2011.
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UJA National Women's Conference Cover. My aim as illustrator was to emphasize the modern Woman's role in society, and show her ties to the past at the same time.
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"Circus". Medium: Etching. Images are based on circus wire sculpture by Alexander Calder.
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Steamer-Pumper Fire Engine. Medium: pen & ink. From an on-site sketch, a firefighter's convention in Chicago. The original drawing now hangs in a fire station.

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Pen & Ink Sketches of Israel
These drawings were completed in June-July, 1982, during a tour of  Israel. I would   quickly make "action drawings" as the guide talked or we walked.

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our Israeli guide
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in Tel Aviv
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Bimah (stand where the Torah scroll is read)in the Shul of the Ari, Safed, Galilee.
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at the Caesarea Beach
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in Tel Aviv
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Sir Moses Montefiore, an English Jewish philanthropist had windmills built atop the hills of Jerusalem in mid Nineteenth Century. this is the sole surviving relic of early Zionism.
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Crusaders' Castle at Caesarea
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Our Israel Defense Forces escort takes a break
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Meeting of the Israeli brass, top of Beaufort crusaders castle. "We are here because we need to do more work in this sector", they said.
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at Jerusalem's central bus station

Political Cartoons from the 1990's 
I  created the following cartoons from my perspective as a class room art teacher in the Chicago Public Schools, and they illustrate problems which I tried to present in a humorous way. 

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Elliot the Elephant as a coal miner.
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Elliot the Elephant as a race car driver in ceramics medium.
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Treasure Map. This is a project I have done with my students throughout my career.
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