From The UK’s Independent, July 26, 2011, this obit of Simon Bond, whose cartoons appeared in The New Yorker five times, from August 6, 1979 through April 25, 1988: “Simon Bond: Cartoonist and illustrator best known for his book ‘101 Uses For a Dead Cat’” From geekgirlonthestreet.com. July 25, 2011, “Geek of the week: Eisner award winning cartoonist,
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Thurbers shelved; Vermont panel: Lorenz, Koren, Bliss; Profile: Tom Bachtell
Above: A Sunday snapshot of my favorite bookshelf in the house. From The Burlington Free Press, July 24, 2011, “Three Cartoonists Walk into a Room” — this account of a recent cartoonist panel consisting of Lee Lorenz, Edward Koren and Harry Bliss. From Yellow Springs News, July 21, 2011, “A New Yorker cartoonist from Yellow Springs” — this profile
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In February of 1991 when The New Yorker offices moved from 25 West 43rd Street across the street to 20 West 43rd, some housecleaning was in order. Some of the objects that once sat in the Art Department couldn’t make the move due to space considerations. Among the few generously donated to our collection was this oddity: a large
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It’s just too hot to go up into the Cartoon Attic today so I thought I’d post this drawing of mine that appeared in The New Yorker way back in August of 1996. (The drawing is, of course, copyrighted by The New Yorker Magazine, Inc.)
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