Interview Of Interest…Douglas Florian I recently came across this article from The Weird Show, September 2, 2023, “Studio Visit: Douglas Florian — Collapsing Grids and Living Language” — a short interview with a Spill favorite New Yorker artist, Douglas Florian, whose work has not been seen in The New Yorker since 1984. Mr. Florian contributed 44 cartoons between March 21,
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Historical Marker I’ve no idea how many New Yorker cartoonists have been honored with a historical marker.* Here’s James Thurber’s in Columbus, Ohio: It rests outside of Thurber House. More here. _________________________________________________________ James Thurber’s A-Z Entry James Thurber Born, Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 1894. Died 1961, New York City. New Yorker work: 1927 -1961, with several pieces run posthumously. According
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A Treasure Trove Of Obscure Charles Addams Drawings Via Attempted Bloggery Here’s something appropriate for a “Wednesday” Spill: 51 Charles Addams cartoons that appeared in his mid-to-late 1950s strip, Out Of This World. It’s not a stretch to suggest that most of us have never seen the majority of these drawings before. Go here to see them on Attempted Bloggery
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Bruce Eric Kaplan Is The Latest Guest On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast Bruce Eric Kaplan (BEK) is the latest guest on the always entertaining Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast. Listen to it here (It’s episode # 204 for those keeping track). Mr. Kaplan, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 1991, appears in the upper left of this screenshot.
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