The above drawing by Peter Arno that appeared in The New Yorker in the issue of October 7, 1939 was a significant departure for an artist who is mostly remembered for his drawings of cafe society types. As I wrote in Arno’s biography, “Though Arno’s drawings would
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A New Yorker Memorial Day Cover from 1965
Looking at Memorial Day covers in The Complete Book of Covers From The New Yorker 1925-1989 this morning, this fabulous piece by Arthur Getz jumped out. Here’s Mr. Getz’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Arthur Getz Born, Passaic, New Jersey, 1913; died, 1996. New Yorker work: 1938 -1988. Primarily a cover artist, he had one cartoon published: March 15, 1958.
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A weekend roundup of the cartoonists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com The Daily Cartoon: Brendan Loper, Jeremy Nguyen, Lisa Rothstein, Frank Cotham, and Farley Katz Daily Shouts: Roz Chast, Ali Fitzgerald, and J.A.K. (with Eddie Small) To see all of the above, and more, link here.
Read moreAn Early-Release Blitt Cover; The Latest Case For Pencils Spotlights Karl Stevens; Today’s Daily Cartoonist: Brendan Loper
An Early-Release Blitt Cover The New Yorker sometimes gets the itch to early-release a cover (under normal circumstances we usually don’t see the next cover til the wee hours of Monday morn). Here’s the latest example of a cover that just couldn’t wait (it’s by Barry Blitt). Read about it here. _________________________________ Case For Pencils Spotlights Karl Stevens Jane Mattimoe’s
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