An Artist Who Loved the City Finds ‘Paradise’ Upstate

Jules Feiffer, the highly decorated cartoonist, illustrator, author, playwright and screenwriter, left New York City 27 years ago. But to Mr. Feiffer and those who know him, it’s a move that still feels as likely an occurrence as the pigeons departing St. Mark’s Square.

Being a New Yorker was a key part of his identity. “I never thought I could live out of the city or for that matter out of the Upper West Side,” said Mr. Feiffer whose book “Amazing Grapes,” a graphic novel for young readers was published last month. “I walked everywhere. If I had an appointment downtown, I would leave an hour early so I could walk there. I adored it all.”