New Yorker Cartoonists Remember Michael Crawford

This has been an unusually tough year within this peculiar family — this family of New Yorker cartoonists. Within seven months our ranks have been thinned by four:  Frank Modell, William Hamilton, Anatol Kovarsky and now, this past week, Michael Crawford. Michael is remembered below by some of his  cartoonist colleagues. My thanks to all for their contributions. Note: Link

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Interview of Interest: Drew Dernavich

From Discover, April 4, 2016, “Cartoonist Drew Dernavich on Humor, Craft and Drawing for The New Yorker” Link here to Mr. Dernavich’s website   ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vanity Fair weighs in with an Arno piece…(nice photos & a shout out to my forthcoming Arno  biography)                  

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Paul Noth & Drew Dernavitch Draw in Princeton; Marisa Acocella Marchetto Pencilled; A John Stanley Tribute; Pt.3 of Attempted Bloggery’s Arnoathon; What’s So Funny About New Yorker Cartoons, Computers & Understanding?

Paul Noth and Drew Dernavitch will be drawing at Princeton on April 21st.  All the details here.  [photo: Paul Noth on the left, Mr. Dernavitch on the right] Paul Noth’s website. Drew Dernavitch’s website. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Jane Mattimoe’s blog,  A Case For Pencils  continues with its impressive series of New Yorker cartoonists talking about their tools of the trade.  This week

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