Hokinson Rare Titles I’ve a list on my computer of books I’d love to have, but do not have because they are either pricey or difficult to find or both. Still, it’s fun to look at the covers and hope that one day one or more of these will appear at a library sale or a used book store. I
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Latest Arrival: Tell Me A Story Where The Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund There’s nothing I like better than seeing a New Yorker artist given their due. The work of Barbara Shermund, a major contributor to the magazine from June 13, 1925 through September 16, 1944, had seemed to fade from the conversation over the
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A number of books by or about New Yorker cartoonists are on the way. Yippy! Here’s a round-up of all known to me, in order of their pub dates, beginning with the soonest (If I’ve left anyone out, please let me know): May 14th… Bob Eckstein, Footnotes From The Most Fascinating Museums (Princeton Architectural Press). Mr. Eckstein began contributing
Read moreFrom The Comics Beat, February 4, 2019, “Caitlin McGurk on Long Lost Artist Barbara Shermund and Telling A Story Where The Bad Girl Wins”— more on The late great New Yorker artist Barbara Shermund who is currently being celebrated out at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in Ohio. And a reminder: Liza Donnelly will be speaking about Ms.
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