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,
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Favorite Photo of the Day: A Quartet of New Yorker Cartoonists in a Diner
Above, from left to right: Bob Eckstein, David Borchart, Ken Krimstein, and Felipe Galindo (feggo) gather at the Westway Diner on 9th Avenue, between 43rd & 44th Street, NYC, (photo, taken June 26, 2013, courtesy of Ken Krimstein).
Read moreCollaborating Cartoonists; Video: Charles Addams
Collaborating cartoonists have been on my mind recently. Who are they, why do they do it? Does it double the fun? A spate of collaborations in The New Yorker within the past year caused me to dig into the subject and ask a few questions. To begin with, here’re a few words on the subject, written sixty years
Read moreEckstein Off the Beaten Path
If you happen to be heading off to see “the southernmost glacial lake in the hemisphere that has been preserved in pristine condition totally free from development or encroachment” you’d find yourself in the Poconos, in northeastern Pennsylvania, visiting the Lacawac Sanctuary. While there you’d have a decent chance of running into
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