From the Attic: Cobean, Ross, and Peter Arno

Here’re three more items that will soon be added to the Attic.     Above: A Sam Cobean handkerchief. Other than Thurber I can’t think of another of the magazine’s cartoonists who was more fond of delving into the whole man/woman thing.     Below: This Timex watch with an Al Ross drawing on its face is not very old,

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Review: “Every Tuesday”; R. Chast in San Fran; Liza Donnelly speaks in Geneva; Interview w/ Nick Downes

From Hollywood Soapbox, May 23, 2012, “Tribeca Review: ‘Every Tuesday: A Portrait of The New Yorker Cartoonists’” From San Francisco Gate, May 23, 2012, “‘The Kugelmass Episode’ at  City Arts & Lectures” (scroll down for  R. Chast content)   From European Cartoon Center, May 23, 2012, “Women Cartoonists by Liza Donnelly in Genva”   From Humor Times, May 23, 2012,

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Two reports: University of Chicago Comics Conference & Maine Comics Arts Festival

From The Beat, May 21, 2012 “Comics G-17 summit report from Chicago” (content includes references to: Robert Crumb, Chris Ware, Francoise Mouly, Daniel Clowes, Seth, Art Spiegelman, Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Ivan Brunetti, among others)   From mikelynchcartoons.blogspot, May 21, 2012, “Report: Maine Comics Arts Festival May 20, 2012” (content includes references to John Klossner, Kate Beaton, and Bill Woodman)  

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