“The New Yorker At 100” Debuts On Netflix
As of today, The New Yorker At 100 is available for home viewing. I’ve watched it through twice this morning and have a number of thoughts; I’m going to let them brew for a bit (and perhaps watch the film once more) before writing at any length about it.
In the meantime, the magazine has posted this piece about how the documentary came to Netflix.
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Peter Kuper’s (Rejected) Eustace Tilley Cover
I love a well done Rea Irvin Eustace Tilley take-off. Here’s one recently posted by my New Yorker colleague, Peter Kuper. A shame it was rejected. Mr. Kuper tells me it is, so far, his only attempt at a Tilley cover.
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Rea Irvin’ A-Z entry
Rea Irvin (pictured above. Self portrait above from Meet the Artist) Born, San Francisco, 1881; died in the Virgin Islands,1972. Irvin was the cover artist for the New Yorker’s first issue, February 21, 1925. He was the magazine’s first art and only art supervisor (some refer to him as its first art editor) holding the position from 1925 until 1939 when James Geraghty assumed the title of art editor. Irvin then became art director and remained in that position until William Shawn officially succeeded Harold Ross in early 1952. Irvin’s last original work for the magazine was the magazine’s cover of July 12, 1958. The February 21, 1925 Eustace Tilley cover had been reproduced every year on the magazine’s anniversary until 1994, when R. Crumb’s Tilley-inspired cover appeared. Tilley has since reappeared, with other artists substituting from time-to-time. Number of New Yorker covers (not including the repeat appearances of the first cover every anniversary up to 1991): 179. Number of cartoons contributed: 261.
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A New Yorker State Of Mind Looks At The Issue Of November 16, 1935
A New Yorker State Of Mind: Reading Every Issue Of The New Yorker Magazine continues to dig deep into the magazine’s history. Always an informative post (how could it not be!)
The cover is by Leonard Dove.
Mr. Dove’s A-Z Entry:
Leonard Dove (self portrait, 1941; photo: 1947) Born 1906, Great Yarmouth, England. Died, Gramercy Hotel, New York City, January, 1972. New Yorker work: Dec. 17, 1927 – Jan. 18, 1964. 57 New Yorker covers; 717 New Yorker cartoons.