{{short description|British cartoonist and illustrator}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Edward Steed''' (born 1987) is a British cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his work for ''The New Yorker''.
== Early life == Steed was born in 1987 in Suffolk, England, where he grew up in the countryside.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Bourton|first=Lucy|date=2020-04-14|title=Ed Steed on what it takes to become a cartoonist for The New Yorker|url=https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/ed-steed-in-conversation-the-new-yorker-illustration-140420|access-date=2022-02-23|website=It's Nice That|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Gehr |first=Richard |date=2019-04-01 |title=The Process: Edward Steed, "There are three main types of husband to choose from." |url=https://www.thebeliever.net/the-process-edward-steed-there-are-three-main-types-of-husband-to-choose-from/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Believer|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Mouly|first=Françoise|date=2021-12-06|title=Edward Steed's "Enchanted Garden"|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2021-12-13|access-date=2022-02-23|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Mouly|first=Françoise|date=2021-10-18|title=Edward Steed's "Beasts and Beauties"|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2021-10-25|access-date=2022-02-23|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-US}}</ref> He describes his East Anglian upbringing as a major influence on his humor.<ref name=":0" /> While he enjoyed drawing as a young child, he had stopped by the time he was in high school.<ref name=":0" /> He studied to become an architect and worked in the field in London and Beijing for a few years, but he never obtained his full qualification.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== Cartooning career == Steed began drawing again in 2012, when he decided to change careers and became interested in becoming a ''New Yorker'' cartoonist, having seen examples of ''New Yorker'' cartoons online.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2014-02-28|title=New New Yorker Cartoonists, Pt.2: Edward Steed|url=https://michaelmaslin.com/new-new-yorker-cartoonists-pt-2-edward-steed/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Ink Spill|language=en-US}}</ref> His first cartoon was published in the magazine in March the following year.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Chen|first=Min|date=2017-09-21|title=Father John Misty's Album Cover Makes Fun of Everything|url=https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/edward-steed-talks-pure-comedy-album-illustrations/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Surface|language=en-US}}</ref> He subsequently moved to New York—where he continues to live—only reading a print issue of ''The New Yorker'' for the first time on the plane to America.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> Since then, he has been a regular contributor of cartoons and cover illustrations for the magazine.<ref name=":0" /> In 2015, he was featured in the documentary ''Very Semi-Serious'', about cartooning at ''The New Yorker''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chatfield|first=Jason|date=2021-01-19|title=Artist Spotlight: Ed Steed|url=https://www.jasonchatfield.com/blog/artist-spotlight-ed-steed|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Jason Chatfield|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lokting|first=Britta|date=2016-01-15|title=Drawing Out the Secret World of New Yorker Cartoonists|url=https://forward.com/culture/329869/drawing-out-the-secret-world-of-new-yorker-cartoonists/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=The Forward|language=en-US}}</ref>
His work has been noted for its "signature scratchy line mark" and its "succinct, oblique humor" and "dark hilarity."<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> He cites Charles Barsotti, John Glashan, William Steig, Saul Steinberg, and André François among his influences.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
A collection of his cartoons was published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2024, under the title ''Forces of Nature''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Provine |first=Jeff |date=2024-10-09 |title='Forces of Nature' by Edward Steed from Drawn+Quarterly |url=https://blogcritics.org/forces-of-nature-by-edward-steed-from-drawnquarterly/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Blogcritics}}</ref>
Steed has also produced illustrations for other magazines and projects, including the album cover for Father John Misty's ''Pure Comedy'' in 2017, for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Recording Package.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Varian|first=Ethan|date=2018-01-25|title=Cartoonist Ed Steed On His Grammy-Nominated Artwork For 'Pure Comedy'|url=https://uproxx.com/music/ed-steed-father-john-misty-pure-comedy-artwork-grammy-nomination/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=Uproxx|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ganz|first=Jacob|date=2018-01-28|title=2018 Grammy Awards: The Full List Of Winners|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/28/581464369/2018-grammy-awards-the-full-list-of-winners|access-date=2022-02-24}}</ref> The cover was also ranked second in the 2017 Best Art Vinyl awards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Art Vinyl Awards 2017|url=https://artvinyl.com/award-year/2017/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=ArtVinyl|language=en-GB}}</ref>
== External links ==
* [https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/edward-steed Edward Steed at ''The New Yorker'']
== References == <references />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Steed, Edward}} Category:Living people Category:1987 births Category:Artists from Suffolk Category:British magazine cartoonists Category:British humorists Category:21st-century British illustrators Category:The New Yorker cartoonists Category:Grammy Award winners Category:British album-cover and concert-poster artists