May 2, 2026
Those interested in owning a copy of the Will Eisner Kewpies comic book, reprint versions are available through Amazon for less than $15.00.
April 21, 2026
David Kane’s Flash Photo Archive for Kewpiesta 2026 and previous years is available online. A HUGE Thank You to Dave for his many years of documenting Kewpiesta.
April 21, 2026
We hope you will mark your calendar for IROCF’s 60th Anniversary Kewpiesta, date to be announced, at the Branson Towers Hotel in Branson, MO. The theme will be Kewpie Comics.
April 4, 2026
We are saddened to share that long-time member Susan Wilson passed on March 31. Susan was the last remaining original member of IROCF. Her services will be April 17 in St. Louis.
March 23, 2026
Lily Gould from the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences American Studies, Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race has completed her thesis that is now available online. It is titled Innocent Icons: Character, Form, and the Cultural Crusade of Rose O’Neill’s Kewpies, 1909 – 1918. Check it out!
March 16, 2026
Let’s help the Hickman High School Kewpies. It’s a two-way competition between the Hickman High Kewpies and the Center Point-Urbana Stormin’ Pointers (Iowa) in the first round of the 2026 Nation High School Best Mascot competition. Right now the Pointers are No. 4-seeded and the Kewpies No. 13 so they need our help to move onto the second round. Vote here. (The link is at the bottom of the page)
Feb. 24, 2026
If anyone is interested, a leather bound reprint of The Kewpies and Dottie Darling (1912) by Rose O’Neill is available online at the reduced price of $36.99.
Feb. 19, 2026
The Kewpiesta 2026 Registration and Schedule packet is now available. We hope you will join us!
The Winter Kewpiesta Kourier is now available for members in the Kewpieology section of the website. Included in this issue is information for Kewpiesta as well as the following articles: Cuddle Kewpies with Fingers; Glazed German China Kewpies and Doodle Dog; Lithophane Kewpie Mugs; Soap and Suds.
Jan. 27, 2026
There is a fun article on Kewpee Inc. the famous hamburger stand founded in 1928, in the Lima News (Ohio). Did you know because parking was so limited that in the 1940s the restaurant had a turntable installed in the parking lot to spin cars around to exit the lot? It appears that if you access the page more than once you will receive a message saying you need to subscribe. That does not happen the first time.
Jan. 17, 2025
Evan Kitson on The Open Sketchbook just posted a feature: Rose O’Neill’s Sweet Monsters. It features dialogue and seven of Rose’s monster drawings.
Jan. 11, 2026
Photo of Rose (seated) from the Sept. 24, 1925, Theatrical Celebrities Luncheon. The Fourth Annual Exposition of Women’s Arts was held at Hotel Commodore in New York at that time. Other guests as seen in the photo are Nina Morgan, Jackie Wilbur, Olga Petrova, and Anita Loos.Other guests as seen in the photo are Nina Morgan, Jackie Wilbur, Olga Petrova, Anita Loos, and seated is Rose O’Neill.
Happy New Year Rose O’Neill Enthusiasts! We hope you have already marked your calendars to attend Kewpiesta in Branson, MO, April 15-19, 2026.
Jan. 4, 2026
We often find references to Rose O’Neill in unique locations. In June 2022 “OFF THE GRID”, Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation (New York City), featured Rose and her suffrage contributions. Rose O’Neill: Artist, Suffragist, & Queen of the Kewpies as the featured Village Preservation Blog.
The Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY) has a Women’s Suffrage Posters: A Virtual Exhibition available. One of the featured posters is Rose O’Neill’s “Give Mother the Vote: We Need It”.
Rose O’Neill Facts for Kids available at Kiddle, an online encyclopedia for kids.