Article Of Interest…Bruce Eric Kaplan
From The Los Angeles Daily News, December 12, 2024, “Cartoonist and TV Vet Bruce Eric Kaplan Details the Hollywood Life in Memoir”.
Mr. Kaplan began contributing to The New Yorker in 1991. His latest book is They Went Another Way; A Hollywood Memoir.
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1984 Coffee Ad Features Robert Weber Animation (Maybe)
My colleague, Joe Dator, brought this 1980s Brim commercial to my attention. The animated fellow looks to be drawn by the late great New Yorker artist, Robert Weber. Anyone out there able to confirm or deny?
Mr. Weber’s Spill A-Z Entry:
Robert Weber (Pictured, mid 1980s. Photograph by Liza Donnelly) Born April 22, 1924, Los Angeles, California. Died, October 20, 2016, Branford Connecticut. NYer work: nearly 1500 cartoons, and close to a dozen covers since 1962. Read Ink Spill’s November 2016 Apreciation of Mr. Weber here.
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Ken Krimstein Speaks With Gil Roth
Ken Krimstein, who began contributing to The New Yorker in August of 2000, speaks with Gil Roth on Mr. Roth’s Virtual Memories Show Podcast. Listen here.
Mr. Krimstein’s latest book is Einstein In Kafkaland: How Albert Fell Down the Rabbit Hole and Came Up with the Universe. Visit his website here.
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Liana Finck Signing
Liana Finck has posted on social media that she’ll be at Fishs Eddy next Thursday, December 19th, at 6pm, to “sell these mugs and sign prints and books. Come say hi!”
Ms. Finck began contributing to The New Yorker in 2013. Visit her website here. Her latest book is How To Baby: A No-Advice-Given Guide To Motherhood, with Drawings.
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Bob Eckstein’s Top 16 Cartoons
Mr. Eckstein, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2007, lists his Top 16 cartoons on Bored Panda. Shown above: #4. Visit his website here.
Mr. Eckstein’s latest book is…
