From chicagobusiness.com, April 15, 2013, “Witty Cartoonist Ed Sorel has eye on Chicago” There are plans afoot for a Sorel mural in a Chicago restaurant (Below: Sorel’s April 15, 2013 New Yorker cover ). And… a couple of links to pieces concerning Edward Sorel’s famed mural at NYC’s Waverly Inn: “Monkeying Around With Edward Sorel” (a
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Book of Interest: Punch Cartoons in Color
Coming in October, The Best of Punch Cartoons in Colour. From the publisher’s description: Punch‘s move into color illustrations early in the 20th century is now all but unknown. The magnificent results are shown in this collection with hundreds of stunning cartoons from the 1920 through 1992. Showcased here are exquisite illustrations from E. H. Shepard, Art Deco masterpieces from Fougasse, and the eccentrically whimsical creations
Read moreFive New “One Club” Members Added
A handful of hitherto unknown (to me) cartoonists have been added to the New Yorker Cartoonists A-Z, and as it turns out, all five have something else in common besides being New Yorker cartoonists: they all had just one drawing published in the magazine during their careers, thus qualifying them for Ink Spill’s One Club (all One Club members appear
Read moreJust a Few Words with Jack Ziegler about Breakfast Foods
Jack Ziegler has been sharing his unusual cartoon world with us in the pages of the New Yorker for close to 40 years. I recently asked him about his current drawing in the magazine. MM: Your cartoon in this week’s issue of the man sitting on the edge of his bed watching toast, eggs, and bacon rise over the
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