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Caricatures By McGee

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(28 reviews)
  • Chicago, IL
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Overview

It can be called sketch comedy or a comedy of errors...of a sort. That's caricaturing in a tidy little shell.

Barton McGee has been drawing since the age of 3 and caricaturing for more than a decade.

Moving up from do-it-yourself doodling, going to art school and finally graduating to the creme de la creme of "sketch comedy"for four years at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois to another six years at Navy Pier and squeezing in lots of commercial illustration whenever possible; suffice it to say this man draws a lot.

Hire him for your next event......... please. You won't regret it.


28 Reviews

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Grace C. • December 15, 2024

Exceeded my expectations!

Barton is exceptionally talented and so easy to work with. He’s very responsive to questions and very organized. He was definitely a crowd favorite at my event!! I would not hesitate to hire him again for another event.

Hired as:
Caricaturist, Live Artwork
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Nora G. • May 20, 2024

Phenomenal Work

I hired Mr. McGee for a corporate event a month ago and people are still raving about him! He was super kind and talkative and people loved their caricatures. Not a single person walked away without a smile on their face.

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Caricaturist
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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Thank you for the glowing review Ms. Glowacki. I had a lot of fun at your company's event. Glad to hear everyone still likes my work.

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Riley E. • February 6, 2025

Corporate Event

Great experience. Guests had a lovely time!

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Caricaturist
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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Hello Ms. Egan.

Thanks for the stellar review. Needless to say you and your staff organized a wonderful and entertaining event. Kudos for hiring the piano player who kept the crowd energized.

Speaking of the crowds, the ICBA-ers were an eager and energetic group. Wonderful to talk to and ready to be drawn, keeping me and the other artist busy throughout the event; truly making this one of the best conferences I've had the pleasure of drawing at (and certainly for the early part of the year).

Thank you again for letting me entertain everyone and enjoy the rest of the conference.

Sincerely,
Barton McGee

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Grace C. • December 16, 2024

Exceeded my expectations!

Barton is exceptionally talented and so easy to work with. He’s very responsive to questions and very organized. He was definitely a crowd favorite at my event!! I would not hesitate to hire him again for another event.

Hired as:
Caricaturist, Live Artwork
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Jeff O. • October 13, 2024

Amazing fun

We hired him for our work appreciation party and everyone absolutely loved it!!!

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Caricaturist

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Thomas G. • August 25, 2024

Great experience

Barton was very professional, entertaining and exceptional at his work. All the party guest had a great time with him! Highly recommend!

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Caricaturist
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Mariana R. • July 26, 2024

Great Service and Amazing Talent

Barton was a wonderful addition to our summer staff and family event. He ensured everyone who wanted a caricature got one and received a pleasant experience.

Hired as:
Caricaturist
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Lysander D. • August 28, 2023

Professional

Barton was a professional throughout the entire process. From start to finish it was a pleasure working with him.

The event was a success and everyone loved his work! Would certainly recommend!

Hired as:
Caricaturist
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Bill A. • August 27, 2023

Children’s Bday

Barton was awesome for my 9-year old’s (family) bday party. He made everyone feel special talking to them during the drawings. Very professional. And great pictures. A unique party favor!

Hired as:
Children’s Party Entertainment, Caricaturist
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Alex T. • August 8, 2023

Excellent party experience!

Barton drew at my sons 1st birthday party and everyone loved him. He was great with kids and adults and everyone loved their drawings. He even accommodated the extra time to make sure everyone who waited was included. Would definitely use his service again!

Hired as:
Children’s Party Entertainment
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Yusellin Z. • July 24, 2023

I’m so glad Barton was part of our event

Want a great idea to hire this artist to be part of our event, he really added something different to a party that we’ve never had before, all the drawings were so fun and he talked with everyone during the process and made it really memorable. Would highly recommend!

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Caricaturist
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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Thank you for the glowing review Ms. Zaragoza. Everyone's energy and friendliness made your event a lot of fun despite the hot weather. Take care.

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Beth W. • October 2, 2022

Great! Guests loved it!

McGee was great! He’s was was time and fully prepared. He’s very talented! The guests at my daughter’s birthday party loved it! Thank you!

Hired as:
Caricaturist

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Photo 1 from Oct 1, 2022 event with Caricatures By McGee
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Lisa G. • September 12, 2022

Families loved him!

He did a great job for our community. Professional and good. Would hire again!

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Tobias W. • October 18, 2021

Excellent value

Barton was an excellent vender. He was punctual, professional and communication was second to none. All our guest loved the art. He's very easy to work with and look forward to an opportunity to work with again

Hired as:
Children’s Party Entertainment, Live Artwork, Caricaturist
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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Most of my events tend to have one tone. Completely raucous or not. This was surprisingly a balance of both since I had a chance to draw both kids and adults. Everyone was fun to draw (especially the birthday boy and his BFF) and interesting to talk to on one of the last "summery" days of October. Thank you for having me help to make things more fun.

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Kate L. • September 22, 2020

Something Different that our Guests LOVED - Thank you!

Our guests thoroughly enjoyed getting their caricatures done that they could take home with them. Thank you for everything!

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Chrissy C. • June 11, 2019

Great talent!!

Mr. McGee was great! The kids and adults loved their drawings!! He was quick and professional. He interacted with the little kids well during each of their sessions asking them about things they like to do or what they’re going to be doing all summer...I was very pleased with his services!!! 👍

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Caricaturist
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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Thank you for the wonderful review, Ms. Cassano. It was fun drawing everyone at the party, most especially the birthday boy himself, Ben. It's good to know the kids both big and small still like the drawings. If not they can always throw darts at them.

The pictures came out great. Later on I'll have to ask if I can post a few at the main gallery.

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Morgan K. • February 1, 2019

Thank you!

Barton was friendly and engaging, and was a great addition to our event. Thank you!

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Latasha S. • January 21, 2019

Excellent

Caricatures by McGee was absolutely wonderful! Engaged with the kids, very friendly and quick with the drawings. I would definitely use him again and recommend to others!

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Caricaturist

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Photo 1 from Jan 19, 2019 event with Caricatures By McGee
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Stephanie S. • July 2, 2018

Great Drawings in good Time.

Barton was on time, and got started right away. He improvised on request, for example, he drew in a PS4 gaming controller in my sons hands. He was also very efficient. Did several drawings non-stop, and people didn’t have to wait that long at all. I would hire him again!

Hired as:
Children’s Party Entertainment, Caricaturist
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Kenyetta S. • October 8, 2017

Very nice, very artistic, very professional

He arrived promptly and set up quickly, my guests were so impressed with his work. I will definitely be using him for more events!!

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Caricaturist
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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Thank you Ms. Slater for the wonderful review. All I can say is I try to do my best to make sure everyone has fun and takes home a great looking gift. Pity I ran out of time to get that last person, but that happens. Looking forward to next time.

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Vonda F. • August 28, 2017

A wonderful person to do business with.

Mr.McGee was an absolute delight. He was punctual, professional, entertaining, and very patient, because he was in a room full of very energetic children and worked as though he was in total silence. He is definitely someone I would do business with in the future. Thank you.

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Caricaturist

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Photo 1 from Aug 26, 2017 event with Caricatures By McGee
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Katherine H. • June 16, 2017

Great

Guests were very excited to have him there. They loved his work.

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Caricaturist
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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Thank you for the wonderful review Ms. Hall and for having me draw at the Alumni event for a second time. Great people from the returning alumni to your fellow staff that helped organize everything making it fun again. Hopefully we can do this again next year.

Take care.

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Beth T. • October 10, 2016

Terrific

Highly recommend!!!!

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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Many thanks for the positive review Ms. Trumpy. Your request was unusual but fun. Its not often I get to do full color but your friends and family were wonderful, patient models that helped make the evening great and memorable.

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Mable C. • September 17, 2016

Awesome

Really great

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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Many thanks for the glowing review, Ms. Chapman. I had a great time and everyone was fun to draw. Definitely looking forward to entertaining everyone next year.

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Heather L. • January 25, 2016

Awesome job!

Barton was an amazing addition to our corporate holiday party this year. His drawings were detailed and funny! He did a great job talking to the guests and keeping them comfortable while drawing their portraits. We would definitely hire him again! Thanks Barton!

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Caricaturist
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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Thank you for the great review Ms. Levine. No pressure living up to the praise at all. Like last year I had a blast. Great event, great people. I look forward to next year.

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Cassondra G. • September 24, 2015

Barton was a HUGE hit!

Barton drew caricatures for my son's 5th birthday party and he was excellent! Everyone enjoyed his drawings as did I. I would definitely book Barton again for another event! He kept everyone engaged as they sat and waited for him to complete their drawing.

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Emilie D. A. • June 2, 2015

Barton Added So Much to Our Party!

Barton drew portraits of my family and friends for two hours at a large restaurant venue in Chicago. We were celebrating a few things that day - two birthdays and a graduation - and he was equally great with little ones and adults. Several people told me they loved talking with him and they were really delighted to take home the finished product. Way better than a goody bag filled with random junk. He made the party more memorable and fun. Highly recommend!

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Beth P. • January 11, 2015

Great addition to the party

Barton did caricatures of all our guests at my husband's birthday party. Everyone had fun with it and liked taking home a souvenir of the evening. Thanks Barton!!

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Response from Caricatures By McGee:

Thank you for the review. So many of my events tend to be quite raucous and loud (not exactly a bad thing) but yours was a bit of the opposite. A quietly scaled down affair with good conversation punctuated with wonderful moments of irreverence and good food.

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Past Booked Events

May 11, 2025 • 11:00am - 1:00pm Holiday Party
February 05, 2025 • 7:30pm - 10:00pm Corporate Event
December 14, 2024 • 7:30pm - 11:00pm Christmas Party
October 12, 2024 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm Corporate Event
August 24, 2024 • 7:00pm - 9:30pm House Party
July 25, 2024 • 11:00am - 3:00pm Corporate Event
May 06, 2024 • 5:30pm - 9:00pm Corporate Event
November 19, 2023 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm Worship Service
September 23, 2023 • 11:00am - 2:00pm Campus Event
August 26, 2023 • 7:00pm - 9:30pm Children’s Birthday Party
August 26, 2023 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm Children’s Birthday Party
August 06, 2023 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm Children’s Birthday Party
August 03, 2023 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm Nonprofit Event
July 23, 2023 • 3:00pm - 4:30pm Children’s Birthday Party
June 17, 2023 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm Children’s Birthday Party
October 01, 2022 • 11:00am - 12:30pm Children’s Birthday Party
September 18, 2022 • 2:00pm - 5:00pm Children’s Birthday Party
September 11, 2022 • 11:00am - 2:00pm Retirement Community Event
September 10, 2022 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm Wedding Reception
August 20, 2022 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm Children’s Birthday Party
October 16, 2021 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm Children’s Birthday Party
February 02, 2020 • 4:30pm - 6:00pm Baby Shower
December 13, 2019 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm Dinner Party
October 19, 2019 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm Halloween Party
October 11, 2019 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm Fundraiser
October 05, 2019 • 8:30pm - 10:30pm Birthday Party
September 21, 2019 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm Cocktail Party
July 20, 2019 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm Birthday Party
June 22, 2019 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm Dinner Party
June 09, 2019 • 2:30pm - 4:30pm Children's Birthday Party
January 26, 2019 • 10:00am - 5:00pm Product Promotion
January 19, 2019 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm Teen Birthday Party
September 07, 2018 • 5:30pm - 8:00pm Nonprofit Event
June 30, 2018 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm Children's Birthday Party
October 07, 2017 • 3:00pm - 5:30pm Baby Shower
August 26, 2017 • 2:00pm - 5:00pm Birthday (Child)
June 10, 2017 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm Reunion
December 03, 2016 • 1:00pm - 5:00pm Corporate Event
October 08, 2016 • 7:30pm - 9:00pm Birthday (Adult)
September 24, 2016 • 3:00pm - 11:00pm Wedding Ceremony
September 03, 2016 • 5:00pm - 7:00pm Personal Occasion
June 09, 2016 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm Wedding Reception
January 23, 2016 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm Corporate Event
September 19, 2015 • 2:00pm - 6:00pm Birthday (Child)
August 29, 2015 • 5:00pm - 11:00pm Wedding Reception
August 23, 2015 • 4:00pm - 9:00pm Birthday (Child)
June 07, 2015 • 11:30am - 2:00pm Bar/Bat Mitzvah Party
June 06, 2015 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm Graduation
May 16, 2015 • 5:30pm - 8:30pm Birthday (Child)
January 10, 2015 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm Birthday Party

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