From the inside flap copy of this album: “The brightest thought of many bright minds”…well, heck, I’m not going to argue with that. Published by Random House in 1939, and using Peter Arno’s New Yorker cover from January 1938, this is the last of the Albums produced before the Unites States entered WWII. The cover depicts a Cafe Society moment,
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The New Yorker Cartoon Album 1975 – 1985
With the publication of The New Yorker Cartoon Album 1975-1985, the word “Cartoon” makes its second appearance on an Album cover and in an Album title (the first was on the cover of The Album of Sports and Games: Cartoons of Three Decades). The magazine’s 60th anniversary not only saw this anthology published, but the magazine’s fans were treated to
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of October 16, 2017
The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. Wowzers! 23 cartoons in this issue, and it’s not even a double issue. The cover was mentioned here last week. If you want to read what David Plunkert, the cover artist had to say about his design, go here. Without pausing
Read moreMust See: George Booth — A Cartoonist’s Life at the Society of Illustrators; Talking Nancy with Karasik and Newgarden
We have New Yorker cartoon gods among us. George Booth is one (Edward Koren, Lee Lorenz, Dana Fradon, Warren Miller and Sam Gross would be others). Here’s an opportunity to hear Mr. Booth speak about his career. and see his work up close. Details here. _______________________________________________________________ Karasik and Newgarden Talk Nancy From Print, September 18, 2017, “How Can You Not
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