On this happy occasion of the 100th anniversary of The New Yorker, it’s instructive to look at the second issue of the magazine, dated February 28, 1925. Was it perhaps too soon for Harold Ross to look back (one week!) critically on his debut issue? From everything I’ve read about Ross, the answer is no. It has been said that
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Cartoonists Abound For “Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration” A boffo opening reception last night at The Society of Illustrators for their Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration exhibit. Over 500 folks jammed into the Society (a record for any event ever held there). Above is a group photo (spliced together from a video taken by
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New Yorker Cartoonists Galore at the At Wit’s End Launch Party A terrif turn-out last night (despite the cold hard rain) in NYC at the Rizzoli bookstore for the launch of At Wit’s End: Cartoonists of The New Yorker. A goodly number of New Yorker artists were on hand to help send the book out into the world. Group photo
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“The Funniest Funeral Ever” Above: Liza Donnelly, and Rick Meyerowitz The f-bombs were flying fast and funnily at cartoonist Sam Gross’s funeral on Thursday. A number of other choice words were delivered in the spirit of celebrating Mr. Gross, who was famous
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