The Monday Tilley Watch Takes A Glancing Look At The Art & Artists Of The Latest Issue Of The New Yorker
The Cover: two people hugging in Brooklyn.
The Cartoonists:
The Cartoons:
Twelve cartoons, twelve cartoonists. No duos (that we know of), and two newbies: Natalie Dupille, and Chelsea Carr. They are the 7th & 8th new cartoonists to enter the magazine’s stable this year, and the 85th & 86th newbies brought in since Emma Allen became The New Yorker‘s cartoon editor in the Spring of 2017.
As with last week’s issue, the percentage of pandemic-centric cartoons is high. At least five, although I could be off by one.
Four cartoons in the issue caught my eye — each surprises with a well-written caption, or an excellent drawing, or a combination of the two. The four happen to be in a row: William Haefeli’s couple wishing to (safely)* go out (on page 45), Edward Koren’s flowers and speaker bee (on page 46), Tom Chitty’s road to no thanks (page 49), and on page 53, the aforementioned Chelsea Carr, with a camouflaged snake.
*Pronunciation tip: Haefeli rhymes with safely.
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And here, despite last week’s decision to not include it on the Monday posts, is Rea Irvin’s gone-a-missin’ Talk masthead…sorry, I can’t bear to see the real thing gather dust.
