Finally! My thanks to Karen Green of Columbia University for last night’s wonderful send-off for Arno at Butler Library. And thanks too to Edward Sorel for co-piloting the program with me. A big thank you to all who attended, including those from my New Yorker family: Roxie Munro,
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Photos of Interest: Sam Gross and Company; Attempted Bloggery’s Arno Week
Courtesy of Bob Eckstein, a quartet of photographs from last night’s event celebrating Sam Gross‘s work. [From the top: Sam Gross; a projected Gross drawing; David Borchart, Felipe Galindo (aka Feggo), and Amy Kurzweil, a brand new New Yorker cartoonist (her first cartoon appeared in the April 4th issue); Mr. Gross and long -time contributor, Mort Gerberg]
Read moreFave Photos of the Day: Pat Byrnes & David Borchart, George Saunders & Liza Donnelly
Here are two fun pix from two coasts including a grand total of three New Yorker cartoonists and one New Yorker writer. From the east coast: Pat Byrnes and David Borchart taken during a congregation of cartoonists in Manhattan this morning that included Bob Eckstein (who took the photo and graciously allowed its use here), Evan Forsch, and Robert Leighton.
Read moreA Thurber Letter to His Lawyer; David Borchart on Pencils; An Interview with Matt Diffee; A Documentary on Cartoonists to be Televised
From Letters of Note, “Sure, Go Ahead”– this letter from James Thurber to his lawyer. Link here to the Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The blog, A Case For Pencils, features David Borchart, one of the very best new wave New Yorker cartoonists. Link here to see the post. Link to Mr. Borchart’s New Yorker work
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