An Abe Birnbaum St. Patrick’s Day Cover
Mr. Birnbaum remains one of my all-time favorite New Yorker cover artists. I do wish someone would publish a collection of his work (one hundred and forty-one New Yorker covers!).
Here’s his Spill A-Z entry:
Abe Birnbaum Born, New York City, 1899. Died June 19, 1966, New York City. New Yorker work: 1929 -1974. Mr. Birnbaum began at the New Yorker as a cartoonist, contributing a handful before switching to cover work, of which he produced 141. He also provided spot drawings and illustrations. According to Mr. Birnbaum’s New York Times obit, his work was exhibited at The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Carnegie Institute.
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Case For Pencils Spotlights Caitlin Cass
Jane Mattimoe’s latest Case For Pencil cartoonist guest is Caitlin Cass, who discusses all sorts of things, including, of course, her tools of the trade. (Photo from the Case post).
And be sure to check out the Case for Pencils archive of cartoonists here.
Caitlin Cass began contributing to The New Yorker in August of 2018. Visit her website here.
Thanks for the introduction to these cartoonists.