Fave Photo of the Day: Cartoonists Celebrate Sam Gross’s Birthday Cartoonists gathered on Manhattan’s upper east side on Thursday to celebrate Cartoon God, Sam Gross, who turned 85 on August 7th. Clockwise from the lower left: Robert Leighton, Bob Eckstein, Maria Scrivan, Nick Downes, Marisa Acocella, Sam Gross, Roz Chast, and Tracey Berglund. –photo courtesy of Bob Eckstein _______________________________________________________ Early
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Cartoon Companion Rates the Latest New Yorker Cartoons
The CC boys, “Max” and “Simon” are back with their patented ratings of all the cartoons in the very latest New Yorker — the double issue covering the weeks August 6 & 13. Ed Steed’s big game hunter drawing was awarded the CC’s Top Toon blue ribbon. Read all about it here.
Read moreA Pricey Barbara Shermund Catalog
Here’s a curiosity for those with deep pockets. According to its listing: This catalogue contains images of 40 of Barbara Shermund’s New Yorker cartoons. It has a one page introduction of her contributions to the Magazine. The cartoons pictured are from the late 1920s and early 1930s. The cartoons are matted and framed. Puzzling why the work is bracketed from
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker (Double) Issue of August 6 & 13, 2018
And now we’re into the second double issue of the summer. Sure does make the season seem to fly by. When the next new issue appears it will be mid-August, when kids begin gathering their back-to-school supplies. Having spent many summers at the (New) Jersey shore I found Tom Gauld’s somewhat cinematic cover an excellent piece of work. And speaking
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