Carl Rose (1903 – 1971) was an American cartoonist whose work appeared in ''

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'', and elsewhere. He received the

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's Advertising and Illustration Award for 1958. Rose created one of the most famous ''New Yorker'' cartoons, published December 8, 1928, with a caption by

E. B. White Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including ''Stuart Little'' (1945), ''Charlotte's Web'' (1952), and '' The Trumpet of the Swan'' ...

. 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 Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russ ...

'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 Bennett Alfred Cerf (May 25, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American writer, publisher, and co-founder of the American publishing firm Random House. Cerf was also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearanc ...

's best-selling book '' Try and Stop Me'' and its sequel '' Shake Well Before Using''. Rose also illustrated '' Have Tux, Will Travel'', the supposed autobiography of actor

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with ...

(actually ghost-written by journalist Pete Martin). Between 1958 and 1961 he also illustrated the educational comic strip ''Our New Age'', written by Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus.

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NCS AwardsCarl Rose's biography on the NCS siteGallery of classic graphic design featuring the illustrations of Carl Rose.
American cartoonists American comics artists The New Yorker cartoonists 1903 births 1971 deaths {{US-cartoonist-stub