And now for Part 2 of the Monday Tilley Watch… Continuing on: a cat and twister drawing by Julia Suits — who could ask for more. Ms. Suits first New Yorker cartoon appeared in 2006. On the very next page, a cartoon, with a slip of color, by P.S. Mueller (first New Yorker cartoon, 1998). Mr. Mueller specializes in what
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Fave Photo of the Day: George Booth at His Desk; The Latest New Yorker Cartoons Rated; BEK Talks about Summertime Television; Ellis Rosen, Emma Allen, and Colin Stokes On a Bench; Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Part 5: Helen Hokinson
Fave Photo of the Day: George Booth Sarah Booth recently took this photo of her father, the one-and-only George Booth. My thanks to Sarah for permission to post here. Below left: a “Booth Dog” Here’s Mr. Booth’s entry on the Spill’s A-Z : George Booth (photo above taken in NYC 2016, courtesy of Liza Donnelly) Born June 28, 1926, Cainesville,
Read moreLatest New Yorker Cartoons Graded; Bruce Kaplan’s Cover; R.C. Harvey on Michelle Urry
The Cartoon Companion has returned with its customary grading system (1- 6). The issue includes drawings of gravestones, a priest, a sheepdog and William Shakespeare — not necessarily in that order. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Applause applause for the Bruce Eric Kaplan cover on this week’s issue. From this moment on Ink Spill will make special mention of covers by its regularly contributing
Read moreTom Toro’s Mystery Rea Irvin Drawing; More Spills with Pat Byrnes, Bob Mankoff, BEK, Gilded-Age Cartoonists & More
Every so often, someone runs into a cartoon mystery. This time it’s New Yorker cartoonist, Tom Toro. Here’s Tom to explain: Calling all cartoon sleuths! There’s a mystery afoot. I managed to get my sticky paws on an original Rea Irvin drawing but I can’t figure out where it was published or what the caption is. Does anybody
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