Here’s a look at Garden State born New Yorker contributors (including its current editor) as well as New Yorker contributors (all cartoonists) not Jersey born, but currently living there. Also included: New Yorker contributors who, though not native-born, grew up there and/or lived there for a good while. If anyone out there has others I’ve missed (and I’m sure I
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Tom Toro Returns as The New Yorker’s Daily Cartoonist; Looking at a 90 Year Old Issue of The New Yorker
Tom Toro (left) has taken The New Yorker Daily Cartoonist baton from Christopher Weyant. Mr.Toro previously did the Daily in early 2014. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ A couple of days ago, A Case For Pencils was mentioned in this space as a new favorite site…today, another favorite, Attempted Bloggery brings to our attention the June 20th 1925 New Yorker (a copy recently sold
Read moreHarry Bliss to Speak; Forgotten Caricaturists
From The Vermont Standard, April 23, 2015, “Cartoonist Harry Bliss to Speak at Library Gala” Here’s a link to his website, and here’s a link to The New Yorker’s Cartoon Bank site where you’ll find more examples of his work. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Read moreWeyant’s & Kang’s “You Are (Not) Small” wins Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Congratulations to winners of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, Anna Kang and New Yorker cartoonist, Christopher Weyant for You Are (Not) Small, written by Kang and illustrated by Weyant. List of 2015 ALSC Book & Media Award Winners.
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