Snooping around The New Yorker’s database this morning led me to discover that Albert Hubbell, who was published by The New Yorker from 1943 thru 1985, had one cartoon published by the magazine, and so he is instantly added to Ink Spill’s New Yorker Cartoonists A-Z. There couldn’t be a better moment to talk a little more about Mr. Hubbell’s
Read moreMonth: April 2013
Speaking: Bob Mankoff, Adrian Tomine; Video Preview: Roz Chast on bearing witness
From Virginia’s Washington & Lee University, April 17, 2013, “New Yorker Cartoon Editor to Speak at W&L”— link includes a caption contest designed by Bob Mankoff specifically for the Washington & Lee community (His talk is May 9, 2013). From the North Adams (Massachusetts) Transcript, April 19, 2013, “Cartoonist, illustrator to speak at WCMA” — Adrian Tomine will be
Read moreNew film on New Yorker Cartoonists: “Very Semi-Serious”
We’ve known that Leah Wolchok has been hard at work on her film about New Yorker cartoonists and thought this was an excellent time to check in with her (Ink Spill will revisit Very Semi-Serious in a matter of weeks). We asked Leah to describe her film, and give us an idea of who’s in it (so far). Here’s what
Read moreNew Yorker Caption Contest Documentary in the Works
Filming has begun on Made Funny, a documentary web series about The New Yorker’s caption contest. Davis Chambers, who is producing and directing, tells Ink Spill that he’s been “working hard at finding caption contest winners and academics to contribute to the project.” New Yorker cartoonists Bob Eckstein, David Sipress and Joe Dator have sat in front of the cameras
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