The Cover: a photographer. Go here to read a short Q&A with the cover artist, Malika Favre. The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: Random thoughts on just a few of the dozen drawings in the issue Two New Yorker Cartoon Gods in this issue: Sam Gross and Edward Koren. Mr. Gross, who has the lead cartoon in the issue — and what
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David Preston’s Three New Yorker Covers; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon
David Preston’s Three New Yorker Covers This grey day seemed like a good time to recall David Preston’s three New Yorker covers — all of them from the pre-buzz era when “quiet” New Yorker covers were plentiful. Below is Mr. Preston’s bio as it appeared at the 2015 Westport Historical Society exhibit, Cover Story: The New Yorker In Westport. And
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of October 28, 2019
The Cover: Trick or treaters in the woods courtesy of Liniers. To me, the creatures appearing in this cover seem to be above-sea-level up-in-the-trees relatives of Ed Steed’s August 26th cover’s creatures. I’m reminded of the fun fans had years ago by hunting for The Beatles faces on the cover of The Rolling Stones album, Their Satanic Majesties Request. Details
Read morePhotos & Video Of Interest: The Asian Babies Exhibit; Attempted Bloggery: A Saxon Drawing Done In By A Fact-Check?
Below, photos from Friday’s celebratory party for the up and running exhibit, Asian Babies: Works From Asian New Yorker Cartoonists at Pearl River Mart. The exhibit runs til January 12, 2020. Above, left to right: New Yorker cartoonists Jeremy Nguyen, Christine Mi, Amy Hwang, Suerynn Lee, and President of Pearl River Mart, Joanne Kwong. Ms. Hwang and Mr. Nguyen
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