The New Yorker cartoonist (and snowman expert), Bob Eckstein recently told me about a blog, Virtual Memories loaded with interviews of cartoonists (as well as non-cartoonists). The section, “Comics & Cartooning” lists such interviewees as New Yorker contributors Sam Gross, Ben Katchor, Ivan Brunetti, M.K. Brown, Roz Chast, Peter Kuper and Jules Feiffer. Here’s a link. Enjoy! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Of
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Fave Green Room Photo of the Day: Marchetto, Smaller, Finck & Donnelly
From last night’s wonderfully entertaining “Funny Ladies” event at he Museum of The City of New York, this photo taken in the green room. From left to right: Marisa Acocella Marchetto, Barbara Smaller, Liana Finck, and Liza Donnelly. Spotted in the audience were New Yorker cartoonists George Booth, Bob Eckstein, Felipe Galindo, and Roz Chast.
Read moreOut Today! Peter Arno: The Mad Mad World of The New Yorker’s Greatest Cartoonist
Finally! My thanks to Karen Green of Columbia University for last night’s wonderful send-off for Arno at Butler Library. And thanks too to Edward Sorel for co-piloting the program with me. A big thank you to all who attended, including those from my New Yorker family: Roxie Munro,
Read morePhotos of Interest: Sam Gross and Company; Attempted Bloggery’s Arno Week
Courtesy of Bob Eckstein, a quartet of photographs from last night’s event celebrating Sam Gross‘s work. [From the top: Sam Gross; a projected Gross drawing; David Borchart, Felipe Galindo (aka Feggo), and Amy Kurzweil, a brand new New Yorker cartoonist (her first cartoon appeared in the April 4th issue); Mr. Gross and long -time contributor, Mort Gerberg]
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