Video Of Interest: Liza Donnelly & Ann Telnaes Walk You Through Their Exhibit Here’s a short video of Liza Donnelly (on the left) and Ann Telnaes walking us through the exhibit of their work currently running in Morges, Switzerland. Liza Donnelly is a long-time New Yorker contributor. Ann Telnaes is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who until recently was an
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National Cartoonists Society Single Panel Nominees Three New Yorker folks have been nominated in the single panel cartoon category (the NCS calls the category “Gag Cartoons” but I can’t bring myself to call single panels that). The three: Amy Hwang, Dan Misdea, and Christopher Weyant. Amy Kurzweil was nominated in the “Online Comics –Long Form” category. New Yorker cover artist,
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Peter Kuper’s Insectopolis Events Here are upcoming events surrounding Peter Kuper‘s new book Insectopolis (out May 13th). Mr. Kuper began contributing to The New Yorker in 2011. Insectopolis :A Natural History , and companion books Coloring Insectopolis and Monarch’s Journey May 13th, Brooklyn 6:30-8 PM Lofty Pigeon Free but Please RSVP with above link In conversation with ant expert Mark Moffett May 22
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Tablecloth Art The other day I came to discover a Thurber article, “James Thurber: Doodler Extraordinary”* by Barbara Klaw in a now somewhat ancient American Heritage (February 1965). The two-page article centered on a photograph of a tablecloth covered with Thurber drawings. According to the American Heritage story, Thurber drew (in pencil) on the tablecloth while at Tim Costello’s restaurant
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