Of all the New Yorker Albums published, it is the first one that sends off the biggest charge when I spot it on a shelf (honestly, it’s not hard to miss. I have one of the above copies set on a shelf with its cover facing out). Over time I’ve ended up with the three you see above, plus, I
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Alice Harvey’s First & Last New Yorker Cartoon Alice Harvey’s work appeared for 18 years in The New Yorker, beginning in 1925, its first year of publication. Ms. Harvey went on to publish over 160 drawings, 3 covers, and one piece of fiction (“A Taxi-Driver Comments On The Whalen Plan”…Feb. 9, 1929). As Liza Donnelly wrote in her book, Very
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Karasik’s NYTs Book Review Sketchbook From The New York Times Book Review, December 30, 2021, “The Books We Loved As Children Can Comfort Us At The End” — a graphic account by Paul Karasik, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 1999. ______________________________________________________________ …Blitt’s Kvetchbook, December 31, 2021, “Ringing In The New (On Zoom)” ….Today’s Daily Cartoon, from Maggie
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Personal History…Desk Moving I’m not sure how other cartoonists feel about moving their desks (their work areas) around their homes. My impression, from visiting colleagues over the years is that they find a spot and stay put. That hasn’t been my experience though. Since moving into this house, more than thirty years ago, I’ve traveled four times, from room to
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