Early Richter I’ve always thought that the late Mischa Richter’s cartoon roots were heavily influenced by Peter Arno’s work (something he vehemently denied when I interviewed him in 1999).* This early Mischa Richter drawing currently on Ebay is interesting in that it seems to show a Steig influence. The fellow staring at the wall thermometer is right out of William
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Today’s Daily Cartoonist No (more) room for panic from Jon Adams, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2017. Visit his website here. ____________________________________________________ Blitt’s Kvetchbook The latest graphic kvetch from Barry Blitt: “For The Lack OF A President…” Mr. Blitt began contributing to The New Yorker in 1994. Visit his website here.
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The Tilley Watch Online An end of the week list of New Yorker artists who’ve contributed to newyorker.com features. * denotes a cartoonist whose work is exclusive to newyorker.com (i.e., not in the print magazine). The Daily Cartoon: Yasin Osman (twice)*, Peter Kuper, Brooke Bourgeois, Brendan Loper. Daily Shouts: Millie von Paten*, J.A.K. (with Adam Rotstein). …and Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook:
Read more___________________________________________________________________________________ A fun evening at Parsons School of Design back in October of 1984. The occasion was the opening of a group show of New Yorker art. The group photo above and the smaller photos, by T. Dovidio, appeared in The Village Voice. Below is a barely legible key (sorry!) to the artists shown. One person is unknown to me.
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