It was a week ago today I set off to Columbus, Ohio with my New Yorker cartoonist colleague and wife, Liza Donnelly. We headed west to be on hand for the presentation (to Roz Chast) of very first Thurber Prize For American Humor in Cartoon Art. Our previous visits to Columbus had all been via plane — this time, we
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“Illustration Art: Featuring Highlights From The Collection Of Jules Feiffer” is on for June 20th. The collection contains numerous pieces by such New Yorker contributors as Charles Addams, Mick Stevens, Peter Kuper, Carl Rose, Edward Sorel, Mischa Richter, Leo Cullum, Roz Chast, Lee Lorenz, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Edward Koren, Wallace Morgan, Gahan Wilson, Alan Dunn, and John Held, Jr.. –above:
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Larry Wood’s Your Caption Has Been Selected Text from the publisher: A behind-the-scenes look at The New Yorker cartoon caption contest, its history, how it’s judged, and the secrets to writing a winning caption. Mr. Wood has advanced to The New Yorker‘s Cartoon Caption
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The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Cover: John Cuneo’s timely piece, released last week… Trump’s cuffs The Cartoonists And Cartoons: Twelve cartoons, thirteen cartoonists (John Cuneo has the cover). Two duos, that we know of (the Spill counts duos as one cartoonist). Two newbies: Chris
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