Lincoln Center’s “A View Of The World” I came across this poster online today. My first thought was: geez, even Lincoln Center got in on the Steinberg “View Of The World” phenomenon. I then reread the pertinent passages from Deirdre Bair’s Saul Steinberg: A Biography to help jog my memory of the details surrounding Steinberg’s ultra-famous New Yorker cover; if
Read moreIn the past week I’ve mentioned two New Yorker cartoon gods, Charles Addams and Edward Koren — here are a few thoughts on another: Saul Steinberg. I admit to not paying enough attention to Joel Smith’s Steinberg At The New Yorker when it came out in 2005. Perhaps, at the time, I was in the early stages of being Steinberged-out.
Read moreThe 100th anniversary of Saul Steinberg’s birth (he was born June 15, 1914, and died May 12, 1999) will be celebrated at the upcoming New Yorker Festival as well as other venues in and around New York (and later in the year, across the seas). Here’s the online notice on newyorker.com by Ian Frazier. And here’s a link
Read moreFrom Jewish Currents, May 11, 2014, “May 12: Saul Steinberg” –a piece marking the 15th anniversary of his death. Link here to the Saul Steinberg Foundation, where you’ll find all kinds of biographical information as well as examples of his work. And don’t forget Deirdre Bair’s wonderful biography of Steinberg (cover to the left).
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