Ink Spill wishes the wonderful Henry Martin a very Happy Birthday! He celebrated his 92nd a few days ago. Mr. Martin’s first New Yorker drawing was published August 15, 1964 — he went on to contribute nearly 700 more. In his honor here’s a 2014 interview brought to this site’s attention by David Pomerantz. It was conducted by Mr. Martin’s
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Lou Myers’ Times Square; The Addams Family House…in Plastic
From Attempted Bloggery, June 11, 2017, “Lou Myers in Times Square” — this piece on a Lou Myers tour de force promotional mailer from 1973. Mr. Myers, who died in November of 2005, contributed stories, cartoons and one cover to the New Yorker from 1974 through 1989. In Mr. Myers’ NYTs obit, Steven Heller wrote: “Mr. Myers developed a deceptively
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