I’ve never seen a James Thurber drawing I didn’t love, but his “What have you done with Dr. Millmoss?” published in The New Yorker July 14, 1934, stands atop all the rest for me. As I’ve written, Millmoss changed my life. One of the greatest pleasures in this New Yorker cartooniverse is seeing original art. Unfortunately, the whereabouts of the
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Map Covers There’ve been a number of New Yorker covers over its 97 years that use maps as a focus, or theme. One of the most popular is this one (if numbers of shower curtains sold is an indication of popularity). But I’m thinking this morning of these other map covers, all gems. Top left, clockwise: William Steig*, Arthur Getz,
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Happy 96th George Booth! The Spill wishes the great New Yorker artist George Booth a very happy birthday. At 96, Mr. Booth is the magazine’s senior contributing artist. photo: Liza Donnelly and Roz Chast celebrating with Mr. Booth today. Mr. Booth’s latest New Yorker drawing is in the brand new issue, dated July 4, 2022. You can see it
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The Monday Tilley Watch Takes A Glancing Look At The Art & Artists Of The Latest Issue Of The New Yorker The Cover: Holiday scene. Cartoonists & Cartoons: Paul Noth, Suerynn Lee, Lonnie Millsap, Sarah Kempa, Zachary Kanin, Navied Mahdavian, Kim Warp, Roz Chast, Lars Kenseth, George Booth, Edward Koren, Julia Suits, Will McPhail Thirteen cartoons, fourteen cartoonists (Ed Steed has
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