Attempted Bloggery has been focusing on George Booth this past week (including a close look at the drawing shown here), and why not? Mr. Booth turned 90 the other day; what better time to sing his praises and talk about what he brought to the New Yorker when his work first appeared in the magazine in 1969. Mr. Booth’s style
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Attempted Bloggery’s 5th Anniversary New Yorker Cartoonist Index
Attempted Bloggery, one of my favorite New Yorker cartoonist related places to go on the internet, is celebrating its 5th Anniversary with an impressive index of all subjects mentioned on the site. To the left is a screen grab of just a tiny tiny portion of the Index. Go to the site for the whole enchilada. AB is the brainchild
Read moreA Taste of Peter Arno’s College Humor Work
Luckily for us, Attempted Bloggery has gone out of its way to give us a look at a number of obscure Peter Arno drawings. Link here to see some of what Arno contributed to College Humor.
Read moreNew Yorker Cartoonists & Tomato Juice
Attempted Bloggery takes a look at a series of ads for Libby’s Tomato Juice, with art by Peter Arno, Otto Soglow, Syd Hoff, William Steig and James Thurber. Go see!
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