Exactly one year ago today I posted the A Sunday Puzzler piece below. This afternoon, while going through a newly arrived (but old) book, E.B. White: A Bibliography, by A.J. Anderson (The Scarecrow Press, 1978), I came across the answer to the puzzle, efficiently explained in one sentence by Mr. Anderson in his Introduction. Forget the very beginning about the
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The Monday Tilley Watch Takes A Glancing Look At The Art & Artists Of The Latest Issue Of The New Yorker The Cover: A polar moment from John Cuneo’s unbelievably restless-pen. Link to a Q&A with him here. And be sure to check out his new book,Coping Skills: Helpful Drawings, out May 1st from Fantagraphics The Cartoonists: Eleven cartoons, eleven
Read moreIn this interview via Irish Stew, “Liza Donnelly: Visual Journalist, New Yorker Cartoonist,Speaker, Feminist”, the long-time New Yorker contributor talks about her career, the upcoming new edition of her classic book Funny Ladies, live-drawing, and so much more. Shown above right: a rough version of the Very Funny Ladies cover. The book will be out this November. Ms. Donnelly’s A-Z
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Birnbaum’s Sinatra In late 1946, The New Yorker ran a three part series on Frank Sinatra by E.J. Kahn, Jr.. The three parts became a book (a small book: 5″ x 7 1/2″), with each part of the series accompanied by a different illustration — and different illustrator.* Abe Birnbaum supplied Part Two’s illustration: I think it was the most
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If you ever have an opportunity to get hold of the March 1934 Fortune, you’re in for a treat. The issue contains the cleverly titled piece, “The New Yorker” which goes on for quite awhile batting around the then nine year old magazine. There are great photos and cartoons galore (the cartoons are gathered in two sections labeled “Fortune’s
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