BEN KATCHOR is the author of, among other books, Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer, The Cardboard Valise, and The Jew of New York. He was the first cartoonist to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. He has written several works of musical theater--including "The Rosenbach Company" and "The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island." Ben is an Associate Professor in the Illustration program at the Parsons School of Design/The New School in New York City, where he lives.