caption birth_place awards nationality name field birth_date article_title birth_name bgcolour
r. o. blechman , c. 2010 brooklyn , new york city , new york art , 1984 '' adweek '' illustrator of the year , directors 1983 national cartoonists society lifetime achievement award 2010 hall of fame , 1999 emmy award american r. o. blechman animator , cartoonist 1930 r. o. blechman
 oscar robert blechman # 6495ed
r. o. blechman

r. o. blechman -lrb- born 1930 -rrb- is an american animator , illustrator , children 's - book author , graphic novelist and editorial cartoonist whose work has been the subject of retrospectives at the museum of modern art and other institutions .
he was inducted into the art directors hall of fame in 1999 .
blechman 's best-known works include the book `` the juggler of our lady '' -lrb- 1953 -rrb- , television commercials for alka-seltzer -lrb- 1967 -rrb- and other products , the animated pbs special `` great performances : the soldier 's tale '' ; a minute-long cbs christmas greeting ; and numerous covers for `` the new yorker '' magazine .
