Tablecloth Art The other day I came to discover a Thurber article, “James Thurber: Doodler Extraordinary”* by Barbara Klaw in a now somewhat ancient American Heritage (February 1965). The two-page article centered on a photograph of a tablecloth covered with Thurber drawings. According to the American Heritage story, Thurber drew (in pencil) on the tablecloth while at Tim Costello’s restaurant
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Jason Chatfield Guests On The Cartoon Pad Podcast Co-hosts (and New Yorker cartoonists) Michael Shaw and Bob Eckstein are joined by colleague Jason Chatfield. Listen here! Michael Shaw began contributing to The New Yorker in 1999. Bob Eckstein began contributing to The New Yorker in 2007. Jason Chatfield began contributing to The New Yorker in 2017. _________________________________________________________ 1946 Ad Of
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Three Cartoon Collections I Never Heard Of..Til Now I know there are many stray cartoon collections out there I’ve never heard of — even after years and years of making it my business to know about such things. It’s always fun when one turns up. Today I became aware of three — highly unusual! Stranger still: they’re all linked together
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The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Issue: This is the second of four planned special issues celebrating The New Yorker‘s 100th anniversary. The Cover: Seeing this week’s oval-centric cover, I immediately recalled some of The New Yorker covers contributed by the late great Pierre Le-Tan.
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