Denys Wortman on Denys Wortman

In 1941, the syndicated cartoonist Denys Wortman moved to the Vineyard with his wife, Hilda, and 3-year-old son, also named Denys. At the time, Wortman’s strip was published every day, except for Sundays, in newspapers around the country. They were single-frame cartoons, like New Yorker cartoons. But unlike the minimalist drawings popular today, Wortman created intricate scenes. His work was highly detailed. He used charcoal, pencil, and grease crayon for his drawings, and captured the desperation of the times with poignancy, wit, and empathy.

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