The Spill’s Traditional Superbowl Sunday Cartoon
With the big day upon us, it’s time to dust off the above drawing of mine that appeared in The New Yorker, October 16, 2006. I’m admittedly more of a baseball fan than a football fan; I post this drawing because it reminds me somehow of my late father-in-law who loved the game.
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The Tilley Watch Online, February 1-5, 2021
An end of week listing of New Yorker artists who contributed to newyorker.com features
The Daily Cartoon: Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Kendra Allenby, J.A.K., Emily Flake, Jared Nangle, Paul Noth.
Daily Shouts: Emily Bernstein & J.A.K., Becky Barnicoat.
Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “Snow Country For Old Men”
Cartoon Desk (a new heading?): Emma Allen and Amy Kurzweil: “How To Draw Literary
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Smallest Cartoon Original In The House
I bought the above Richard Decker original drawing quite awhile back. When it showed up in the mailbox in a “banker” sized envelope I was confused, and knew — before I opened the envelope — that something had gone terribly wrong. The drawing is 2″ x 3 1/2″. I had something larger. Much larger. Looking back on the seller’s listing I realized I’d missed the size description, so…totally my fault.
The good news is that a drawing so small has a better chance of being seen in this house. It’s been in a little frame on a shelf for years (I’m afraid if I stored it it would disappear). So, a happy ending.
Here’s Richard Decker’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z:
Richard Decker Born, Philadelphia, Penn. May 6, 1907. Died, November 1, 1988. New Yorker work, 1931 – 1969, 910 drawings, and 4 covers. His first New Yorker cartoon appeared in the issue of January 3, 1931; his last New Yorker drawing appeared in the issue of March 22, 1969.
…And this partial Decker entry from Maurice Horn’s 1980 World Encyclopedia of Cartoons:
Finally, a snippet of Mr. Decker’s obit in The Philadelphia Inquirer (sadly, the only obit of his I could find):
