J.D. Salinger was a author , not an artist — butaccording toTIME , cartoonist who feel an chemical attraction with theCatcher in the Ryeauthor can now apply for a calendar month - farsighted residency at Salinger ’s former plate in Cornish , New Hampshire , in February 2017 .
TheCornish C.C.S. Residency Fellowshipis bid by theCenter for Cartoon Studies(CCS ) , a two - yr educational political program in White River Junction , Vermont ( about 16 Admiralty mile away from Cornish ) that focuses on comedian and lifelike novels . Their society is “ design to produce a focused and inspiring environment for cartoonist so as to create exceptional study , ” CCS ’s website states .
Around two years afterCatcher in the Rye ’s release , Salingerwithdrew from the public centre . The author get out his hometown of New York City and moved to rural Cornish , where he lived from 1953 until his dying and produced industrial plant such asFranny and Zooey .
Salinger ’s home base — which is now owned byNew Yorkercartoonist Harry Bliss — sits on 12 acres of land , and is insert away at the end of a curving , nautical mile - and - a - half - recollective shite road . The choose artist will live in a one - sleeping room studio apartment over the garage ( where Salinger once worked ) , double-dyed with a kitchen , studio , and claw infantry bathtub .
In addition to detached lodging , the cartoonist will be provided with a $ 600 stipend , and the neighboring CCS will provide them with access to schoolroom , a library , and a production lab . However , a word to the sassy : The company receiver will need a car with snow tires or 4 - steering wheel movement .
Aside from creating new study , the artist is command to complete canonic house chores like shoveling the walk , and deliver a lecture at the CCS . Interested in throwing your hat in the doughnut ? Applications are due November 1 , 2016 , and full detailsare available online .
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