The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker Cartoonists and Cartoons Thirteen cartoons, thirteen cartoonists. No duos, that we know of. One newbie: Edith Zimmerman, who is the third addition to the magazine’s cartoonist colosseum this year, and the 168th brought in since Emma Allen took the cartoon
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Peter Kuper Is Herblock Award Finalist Peter Kuper, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2011, was named the 2025 Herblock Prize Finalist ( The 2025 Herblock Prize Winner is Marty Two Bulls, Sr.) Visit Peter Kuper’s website here __________________________________________________________ The Tilley Watch Online, April 7-11, 2025 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists
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Caitlin Cass Event Schedule Sorry, I just saw this schedule today, too late for most of the events, but not for the final two. Cailtlin Cass began contributing to The New Yorker in August of 2018. Her most recent book is Suffrage Song (read all about it on her website). ____________________________________________________________________ Sarah Booth Is the Latest Guest On The Cartoon
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Was One Of Thurber’s Best Known Drawings Originally A “Spot” Drawing? First, a brief reminder of what’s what: New Yorker “Spot” drawings are not New Yorker cartoons. Once upon a time, pre-Tina Brown era, Spots were those unrelated, uncaptioned drawings by various artists, placed here and there throughout the magazine. They could be humorous, but they could also be simply
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