The Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated And they’re off! “Max” & “Simon” dive into the latest New Yorker cartoons, apprising and rating as they go. I noticed a lot of “4”s handed out this time around (and one “6” — the tippy-top number of their system). _________________________________________________________________ Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Pt. 25: Peter Arno, Pt. 2 We
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Smilby Cartoons Auctioned; New Yorker cartoon editor (and associate cartoon editor) Sing; Soglow Covers Judge
Smilby Cartoons Auctioned From the Rugby & Letterworth Observer, November 17, 2017 “Rugby Cartoonist’s Playboy Art Raises Eyebrows at Auction” — this piece on auctioned work by the late cartoonist Francis Wilford-Smith, known professionally as Smilby. His work appeared in the New Yorker from 1962 through 1971. __________________________________________________________________ New Yorker cartoon editor (and associate cartoon editor) Sing In this week’s
Read moreGeorge Booth on CBS Sunday Morning; John Held’s 1927 Cover; More Spills: Lars Kenseth, Tom Toro
The one-and-only George Booth, whose life work, as regular visitors to the Spill know, is currently being celebrated at The Society of Illustrators, will be featured in a CBS “Sunday Morning” segment this weekend. Info here. _______________________________________________________________________________ Attempted Bloggery continues to find fun stuff. Today it’s a John Held, Jr cover for a 1927 Yale- Princeton Football game. Below is
Read moreChris Ware’s Observer New Review Cover; Garrett Price’s Election Day New Yorker Cover Sketch
Chris Ware’s Observer New Review Cover From The Guardian, “Grow Up by Chris Ware: Exclusive Cover Art for The Observer New Review” Mr. Ware has contributed nearly two dozen covers to the New Yorker. _______________________________________________________________________________ Garrett Price’s Election Day New Yorker Cover Sketch From Attempted Bloggery, “The Art of the Polling Place: Garrett Price Proposed New Yorker Cover Art” —
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