Friday Spill: Auctioned Drawings Of Interest…Barbara Shermund, Charles Addams, Peter Arno; Video Of Interest…Bob Eckstein On Jason Chatfield’s “Draw Me Anything”

 Auctioned Drawings Of Interest…Barbara Shermund, Charles Addams, Peter Arno       Attempted Bloggery has reported that a 1949 color piece by Barbara Shermund was auctioned this past Wednesday as well as a 1941 Charles Addams New Yorker drawing.             .See the entire post with full drawings here.       …and in other auction

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Friday Spill: Peter Kuper Guests On Chatfield’s “Draw Me Anything”; Toro At Oblong; Bob Eckstein At Oblong; Latest Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast

Peter Kuper Guests On Chatfield’s “Draw Me Anything” Peter Kuper, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2011, is the latest guest on (New Yorker colleague) Jason Chatfield’s Draw Me Anything. Watch it here. They discuss all sorts of things, including Mr. Kuper’s about-to-be-released, Wish You Weren’t Here (Fantagraphics), out October 28th. Visit Peter Kuper’s website here. ___________________________________________________________ Tom

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Wednesday Spill: Liza Donnelly On Emily Flake; Video Of Interest…Jason Chatfield With Hilary Campbell; Now That’s A Cover!

Liza Donnelly On Emily Flake Long time New Yorker contributor, Liza Donnelly continues her series of mini-essays on the cartoonists featured in her upcoming documentary, Women Laughing. Here’s her latest entry: “The Cartoons Of Emily Flake.” Ms. Flake (shown left) began contributing to The New Yorker in 2008. Visit her website here. –Above: An Emily Flake drawing from The New

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