Thurber Thursday: Latest Addition To The Spill Archives…A Thurber Scarf Over the past few years I’ve followed the Richard Farrar New Yorker cartoon scarf pieces posted on Attempted Bloggery. Stephen Nadler, the person behind the AB‘s curtain has shown us scarves decorated with Thurber drawings, Anatol Kovarsky drawings, Mischa Richter drawings, William Steig drawings, and Charles Addams drawings (a recent
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Last week, there was an impromptu visit to the Spill’s headquarters by a quartet of New Yorker cartoonists. Not too long ago I would’ve led them to what my wife and I call the piano room (because there’s a piano in the room) where they would’ve seen four walls covered with framed cartoons by New Yorker artists (a sample directly below).
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To celebrate the 4th, here’s an Anatol Kovarsky (proposed) New Yorker cover sketch (the sketch appeared on The Spill sometime back. Courtesy of Mr. Kovarsky’s estate). Anatol Kovarsky’s A-Z entry: Anatol Kovarsky (photo above, NYC, 2013. By Liza Donnelly) Born, Moscow. Died, June 1, 2016, NYC. Collection: Kovarsky’s World (Knopf, 1956) NYer work: 1947 -1969. Link to Ink Spill’s 2013
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Stephen Nadler, who is the fellow behind the curtain at New Yorker cartoonist/cartoon-centric Attempted Bloggery, is this week’s guest on the always interesting Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast. Above, bottom left: Stephen Nadler. Clock-wise from top left: CCCP co-hosts, Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, and Vin Coca. And be sure to check out today’s Attempted Bloggery. It looks at yet another beautiful
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