James Stevenson’s Life & Work Celebrated

                      Friends, relatives, and colleagues gathered yesterday morning at the Century Association in Manhattan to honor the late New Yorker Artist & Writer, James Stevenson. Among those from The New Yorker were Danny Shanahan, Arnie Levin, Anne Hall Elser, Roger Angell, Kennedy Fraser, Susan Morrison, Anthony Hiss, Mark Singer,  The

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Frank Modell Celebrated

Cartoonists mostly live solitary work lives. When they’ve finished a drawing, sit back and take a look at it, the feedback usually comes from within; then there’s the occasional  laugh from their spouse, friend, room mate or visitor. In the reverse, it’s also usually a solitary experience for someone looking at a cartoon in a magazine.  More often than not,

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Website of Interest: Anne Hall Elser

Here’s a must go-to website for those interested in photographs of New Yorker cartoonists and writers.   Anne Hall Elser was a member of The New Yorker‘s editorial staff for decades, during which time she photographed a good number of the magazine’s contributors (including myself and my wife & colleague, Liza Donnelly).  Ms. Elser’s website gives you a glimpse of

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New Yorker Cartoonists: Photographs by Anne Hall Elser

Take a look at these great photographs of New Yorker cartoonists taken by Anne Hall Elser,  a long time editorial staff member of the magazine.  The gallery of photos includes Charles Addams, Edward Koren, Arnie Levin, William Steig, P.C. Vey, Roz Chast, James Stevenson, Charles Barsotti, Gahan Wilson, Victoria Roberts, George Price, George Booth, and Ed Arno

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