04-22-2011, 07:19 PM
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The Reforms
Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition
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“Bien, gracias y usted” by Joaquín Salvador Lavado
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The kind of ideas that he works with are one of the most difficult, and I am amazed at their variety and depth. Also, he knows how to draw, and to draw in a funny way. I think that he is a giant. — Charles M. Schulz
Quino has won many international prizes and honors throughout his career. In 1982, Quino was chosen Cartoonist of the Year by fellow cartoonists around the world, and has won twice the Konex Platinum Prize for Visual Arts. In 1988, he was named an "Illustrious Citizen" of Mendoza. In 2000 he received the second Quevedos Prize for graphical humor.
Additionally, Buenos Aires' Colegiales neighborhood named their plaza "Plaza Mafalda." [* -]
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi
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