William Haefeli Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast William Haefeli (above, in the v-neck sweater) who began contributing to The New Yorker in 1998 joins the CCCP‘s co-hosts (l-r) Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, and Vin Coca (it’s episode #186, for those keeping track). Listen here. _________________________________________________________________ Mary Petty Draws Alan Dunn Here’s an ad for Alan Dunn’s 1931 collection,
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A Recent Addition: The Pacemaker It’s always the very best day when a James Thurber original arrives at Spill headquarters. The Seal In The Bedroom, Thurber’s first collection of drawings,* published in 1932, includes a series of thirty-five drawings under the heading of “The Race Of Life.” Thurber introduced the series, in part, this way: “This sequence of thirty-five drawings represents
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Fave Photo Of The Day… Here’s a photo I took of Liza Donnelly on blustery chilly East 63rd Street about to bring a fairly large Barbara Shermund New Yorker original drawing into The Society of Illustrators. It will join other work in the “Drawn From The New Yorker” exhibit opening this month. Ms. Donnelly has curated a truly fab show
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99 Years Ago This Week In The New Yorker Here’s a quick look at the issue of January 16, 1926 — the second time The New Yorker published in January (any January). The magazine hadn’t yet settled on the Rea Irvin Talk
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