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If Mr. Trump won, he would receive a copy of the stippled "hedcut" image The Wall Street Journal often uses to illustrate stories about him, signed by the artist.
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Knafo was one of the first hedcut illustrators to have ever worked at the Journal and with 27 years of service he's also the longest-tenured.
A History of Wall Street Journal Hedcuts Brian Aguilar 2010
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Like the time when artist Noli Novak received a thank-you note for choosing to straighten out the eyes of a cross-eyed rabbi in a hedcut.
A History of Wall Street Journal Hedcuts Brian Aguilar 2010
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"I was able to coordinate and work from home with (the artists)," says Dilcia Martinez who doles out hedcut assignments.
A History of Wall Street Journal Hedcuts Brian Aguilar 2010
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While there is concern among the artists that the hedcut is becoming gradually outmoded, she says there's still a demand.
A History of Wall Street Journal Hedcuts Brian Aguilar 2010
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When job-seeking illustrator Laura Levy first met the team of Wall Street Journal hedcut artists in the early 1980s, she was struck by their peculiar task.
A History of Wall Street Journal Hedcuts Brian Aguilar 2010
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So many likenesses of prominent figures have been featured that to have one's hedcut appear in the Journal is, for most, a seminal moment.
A History of Wall Street Journal Hedcuts Brian Aguilar 2010
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So many likenesses of prominent figures have been featured that to have one's hedcut appear in the Journal is, for most, a seminal moment.
A History of Wall Street Journal Hedcuts Brian Aguilar 2010
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Knafo was one of the first hedcut illustrators to have ever worked at the Journal and with 27 years of service he's also the longest-tenured.
A History of Wall Street Journal Hedcuts Brian Aguilar 2010
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When job-seeking illustrator Laura Levy first met the team of Wall Street Journal hedcut artists in the early 1980s, she was struck by their peculiar task.
A History of Wall Street Journal Hedcuts Brian Aguilar 2010
 
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a type of illustration particular to the Wall Street Journal; a pen and ink head-and-shoulders portrait in a style mimicking the woodcuts used in early journalism.
October 16, 2015