Peter Arno Inducted Into The Society of Illustrators Hall Of Fame Peter Arno was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame last night in Manhattan at an awards ceremony that also included five other recipients (including The New Yorker cover artist, Kadir Nelson). I was honored to be asked to help induct Mr. Arno. Here’s what I had
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What The Beginning Writer Needs Something new to me that popped up during a recent Thurber search. _______________________________________________________________ James Thurber’s A-Z Entry James Thurber Born, Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 1894. Died 1961, New York City. New Yorker work: 1927 -1961, with several pieces run posthumously. According to the New Yorker’s legendary editor, William Shawn, “In the early days, a small
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Hilary Campbell’s Joy Of Snacking Out Now Congrats to Hilary Campbell on the release of her latest book, The Joy Of Snacking: A Graphic Memoir About Food, Love & Family (Andrews McMeel). Here’s an article of interest from Idaho Press, “New Yorker Cartoonist Hilary Campbell Comes To Boise” And here’s Ms. Campbell on Instagram promoting an upcoming appearance. Ms. Campbell
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Pub Day for Tom Toro’s Cartoon Collection Once upon a time, non-themed New Yorker cartoon collections were a time-honored tradition in the publishing world. It was never a question of, say, if there’d be a new Sam Gross collection, it was only a matter of when. These days, non-themed New Yorker cartoon collections are a rarity (what a pity!)
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