Happy 85th Edward Koren! Birthday wishes to one of the greatest New Yorker artists, Edward Koren, born on this day in 1935. Mr. Koren, now in his 58th year of contributing to the magazine, is The New Yorker‘s longest running regular cartoonist contributor. Here’s Mr. Koren’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Edward Koren ( photo above, Fall 2016, courtesy of
Read moreA few thoughts on the art in the latest issue of The New Yorker… The Cover: a moment in a museum, courtesy of Bruce McCall (read a Q&A with him here). The second cover in a row with ( for me) a retro feel to it. I could see Charles Addams doing something like this, or the late great Richard
Read moreThe Cover: Bruce McCall returns with a cut-away cover. I can’t think of a New Yorker cut-away drawing without thinking of this Charles Addams classic from April 28, 1951 (found on the left, mid-way down the link page). The Cartoonists: Some random thoughts on some of the cartoons in this week’s issue: …as a P.S. Mueller fan, and as someone
Read moreThe Cover: it’s a treat to have Bruce McCall’s work back on the cover. You can read about it here (and see an early version of the cover). The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: And speaking of treats, here are some of this issue’s cartoons that especially caught my eye: Chris Weyant’s plumbing drawing (p.52). It reminded me, in the best possible
Read moreTalk of Interest: Joe Dator From The Pioneer, April 3, 2018, “New Yorker Cartoonist Shares Insight”— a piece about a recent talk at Long Island University by one of the New Yorker‘s best contemporary cartoonists (above, right, a segment of his classic piece, How We Do It from the New Yorker, September 24 2012 ____________________________________________________________________ A New Yorker State of
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