Podcast of Interest: Gil Roth Interviews Shannon Wheeler Gil Roth continues his wonderful series of cartoonist interviews with Too Much Coffee Man’s Shannon Wheeler. Hear it here. — thanks to Attempted Bloggery‘s Stephen Nadler for bringing this to my attention (check out his site for recent posts on two auction pieces: an Arnold Roth drawing and a Charles Addams pencil
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Interview of Interest: Roxie Munro; Blog of Interest: New Yorker State of Mind; Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated; More Hef: Playboy Comedy, Comedians and Cartoons; More Bloggery
Interview of Interest: Roxie Munro From the blog Smack Dab in the Middle, this interview with Ms. Munro who contributed some spectacular covers to The New Yorker, including the one above. Link here to her website. _______________________________________________________________________ Blog of Interest: A New Yorker State of Mind: Reading Every Issue of The New Yorker An irresistible site if you love getting
Read moreUpdike & Roth (John & Arnold)…and Henry Bech
“All cartoonists are geniuses, but Arnold Roth is especially so. The first time I saw a Roth drawing, I was zapped…A superabundant creative spirit surges through a Roth drawing like electricity; the lines sizzle.” — From John Updike’s introduction to Poor Arnold’s Almanac (Fantagraphic Books, 1998). I’ve been running into Arnold
Read moreChris Beetles Gallery British Art of Illustration Includes Work by Sorel and Roth
The Chris Beetles Gallery (across the pond) is putting on, according to the gallery, “the largest and most popular annual event worldwide for cartoon and illustration collectors.” More from the Gallery: One substantial section of the exhibition allows British illustration to be considered in the context of the parallel American tradition. The sinuous line of Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) caught
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