Attempted Bloggery On A Recently Auctioned Arno From Attempted Bloggery, January 20, 2026, “Peter Arno: A Bit Of Wisdom For Poffinger” Stephen Nadler, the fellow behind the Attempted Bloggery curtain, and keen observer of NewYorkery art things auctioned, takes a look at a recent sale of a Peter Arno drawing that appeared in the magazine April 15, 1939.
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Group Exhibit In Connecticut Includes Work By Arthur Getz The Rose Algrant Show in West Cornwall Connecticut will include work by the late exceptionally great New Yorker artist Arthur Getz. Mr. Getz holds the title of most prolific cover artist in the magazine’s history (213 in his 50 years of contributing). The Spill contacted Mr. Getz’s daughter for information
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For quite some time now, the daughter of Arthur Getz, the late New Yorker cover artist (and holder of the title of most prolific New Yorker cover artist of all time) has been posting his covers on Instagram, (Arthurkimmiggetz) always identifying them by their chronological appearance in (on!) the magazine. The other day she posted the cover of July 6,
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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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