Latest addition To The Spill Library: Selected Letters Of John Updike Just out yesterday: The Selected Letters of John Updike, edited by James Schiff (Knopf). I’ve been eagerly awaiting this book, knowing (or at least hoping) that there’d be a number of references to New Yorker artists and art. I was not disappointed (you can see in the accompanying photo
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Once again going through issues of The New Yorker, chronologically (the last time I did it I was researching Peter Arno), I came across things I hadn’t noticed before (or had noticed but hadn’t saved). Here’re are just a few from my recent stroll through The New Yorker‘s past: I enjoyed this ad from the issue of December 21, 1929
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Six Covers In his thirty-four years as a New Yorker contributor, James Thurber did six covers for the magazine. The covers, shown above, are dated, left to right: February 29, 1936, April 29, 1939, April 27, 1940, July 5, 1941, October 3, 1942, February 9, 1946. You might remember that the February ’36 cover was brought back as a cover
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The Tilley Watch Online, June 17-21, 2024 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: Adam Douglas Thompson (twice), Brendan Loper, Liam Walsh, Mort Gerberg, Ali Solomon. Shouts & Murmurs: Dahlia Gallin Ramirez… “Self-Help Books From Ancient Times” Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “Send In The Clowns” ____________________________________________________________________________ Some
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