Latest Addition To The Spill Library: For Booklovers Only I really like these now ancient booklets designed to be distributed to New Yorker magazine advertisers. They’re really miniature themed collections that predate the titles such as The New Yorker Book of Cat Cartoons, The New Yorker Book of Dog Cartoons, etc., etc. Unlike those modern collections, these advertising booklets contain
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Just posted on newyorker.com, a comprehensive look at all the doings associated with The New Yorker in its centennial year. Link here _______________________________________________________________________ Steinberg, Not Steinberg Looking through the October 8, 1955 New Yorker I came upon a Steinberg ad for Emerson. Some moments later I ran into what I thought, at first glance, was a second Steinberg
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The Two Thurber Originals at The Society of Illustrators “Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration” Exhibit If you’re in New York City, here’s your chance to see two original Thurber drawings. As wonderful as it is to see a Thurber drawing in print, seeing one (or in this case, two) in-person is quite a treat. They appear as
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New Animation From J.C. Duffy J.C. Duffy began contributing to The New Yorker in 1998. His cartoon (below) of October 31, 2011 was the very first meta cartoon in the magazine (the original is currently on exhibit at The Society of Illustrators Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration). Go here to see Mr. Duffy’s “Twisted Nursery Rhymes” _____________________________________________________________________
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