As promised a few days ago, below is a list of New Yorker artists whose work appears in an upcoming exhibit at The Society of Illustrators. The artists included span the entire history of The New Yorker, beginning with early masters, Helen Hokinson, Peter Arno and Gluyas Williams right up through many of today’s most exciting
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Society of Illustrators Exhibits New Yorker Cartoonists’ Cartoon Collection
On the Society of Illustrators October 2013 calendar of exhibits: “The Collection of Michael Maslin and Liza Donnelly” — the exhibit runs from October 29 through December 21. (above: a Jack Ziegler drawing that appeared in The New Yorker July 28, 1980) Here’s the event listing on the Society’s site: Michael Maslin and Liza Donnelly,
Read moreBarbara Shermund Biography In the Works
Word has reached Ink Spill that a biography of the prolific New Yorker cartoonist (and cover artist) Barbara Shermund is in the works. Shermund’s great niece, Amanda Gormley is in the early stages of research on the artist’s life and work. Ms. Gormley writes that her “goal is to bring her story to light and marry her early life and
Read moreOSU’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum spotlights Barbara Shermund; Profile: Michael Shaw
From the Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum blog, March 27, 2012, “Women’s History Month: Barbara Shermund, 1899-1978” (with Liza Donnelly content) From Onmilwaukee.com, March 27, 2012, “Compulsive Cartoonist Finds Success at The New Yorker” — this profile of Michael Shaw
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