(Above: Hoff’s self-portrait from Collier’s Collects Its Wits, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1941) Today would’ve been Syd Hoff’s 100th birthday. Among his many accomplishments was contributing to The New Yorker for forty-four years (1931-1975). His niece has passed along this news concerning his official website : SydHoff.org has just been updated and expanded. The site now includes a rich
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