Henry Martin: An Ink Spill Appreciation

Henry Martin: An Ink Spill Appreciation Above: In 1985 Henry Martin, pictured front & center with his hand on the railing, brought together a bunch of his cartoonist colleagues for an exhibit of cartoons at Princeton’s McCarter Theater. Among those in the photo: Al Ross, Arnie Roth, Arnie Levin, Ed Arno, Bernie Schoenbaum, Stuart Leeds, Peter Porges, Sam Gross, Bill

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Henry Martin: 1925- 2020

Sad news tonight (via David Pomerantz) of the passing of one of the great New Yorker cartoonists, Henry Martin. Mr. Martin contributed 691 drawings to The New Yorker from 1964 through 1999. (The Spill will post its appreciation of Mr. Martin tomorrow). Above: a Henry Martin drawing, published in the The New Yorker, February 27, 1989. His daughter, the celebrated

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Wednesday’s Spill: Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon…And Yesterday’s; Two New (Old) Additions To The Spill’s Cartoon Library

Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon…And Yesterday’s Julia Suits on turning the page.  Ms. Suits began contributing to The New Yorker in 2006. Yesterday’s Daily cartoonist was Sara Lautman. Ms. Lautman began contributing to the magazine in 2016.   ______________________________________________________________________ Two New (Old) Additions To The Spill’s Cartoon Library Just arrived here at Spill headquarters: two books from the 1940s (Madam

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