Article Of Interest: Henry Martin The latest Princeton Alumni Weekly, with a terrif cover photo by Anne Hall Elser of Henry Martin, and this piece by Elisabeth Hulette Daugherty about Mr. Martin. Henry Martin’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Henry Martin ( Pictured above. Photograph taken 1984) Born 1925, Louisville, Kentucky. Died, June 30, 2020, Newtown, Pennsylvania. New Yorker work:
Read more___________________________________________________________________________________ A fun evening at Parsons School of Design back in October of 1984. The occasion was the opening of a group show of New Yorker art. The group photo above and the smaller photos, by T. Dovidio, appeared in The Village Voice. Below is a barely legible key (sorry!) to the artists shown. One person is unknown to me.
Read moreFrom The Washington Post, “Dana Fradon, prolific New Yorker cartoonist with a satirical edge, dies at 97” by Harrison Smith. The piece includes a terrific photo of Mr. Fradon by Anne Hall Elser who was assistant to Lee Lorenz during his sterling run (1973- 1997) as the magazine’s art editor. Above: a drawing by Mr. Fradon that appeared in The
Read moreOf many wonderful photos from Jack Ziegler‘s memorial this past Saturday, this one really caught my eye. Taken by the New Yorker‘s former television critic, Nancy Franklin, we see, from the left, the New Yorker‘s newly appointed cartoon editor, Emma Allen, then Anne Hall Elser, and Lee Lorenz, the magazine’s art editor from 1973 through 1993, and then cartoon editor from
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