The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Issue: This is the second of four planned special issues celebrating The New Yorker‘s 100th anniversary. The Cover: Seeing this week’s oval-centric cover, I immediately recalled some of The New Yorker covers contributed by the late great Pierre Le-Tan.
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On this happy occasion of the 100th anniversary of The New Yorker, it’s instructive to look at the second issue of the magazine, dated February 28, 1925. Was it perhaps too soon for Harold Ross to look back (one week!) critically on his debut issue? From everything I’ve read about Ross, the answer is no. It has been said that
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New Animation From J.C. Duffy J.C. Duffy began contributing to The New Yorker in 1998. His cartoon (below) of October 31, 2011 was the very first meta cartoon in the magazine (the original is currently on exhibit at The Society of Illustrators Drawn From The New Yorker: A Centennial Celebration). Go here to see Mr. Duffy’s “Twisted Nursery Rhymes” _____________________________________________________________________
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Article Of Interest: Edward Koren Ohio Exhibit From The Lantern, January 10, 2025, “Billy Ireland Cartoon Library And Museum Honors Edward Koren With Commemorative Exhibition” Edward Koren’s A-Z entry: Edward Koren Born, 1935, New York City. Died, April 14, 2023, Brookfield, Vermont. New Yorker work: May 26, 1962 — . Key collections: Do You Want To Talk About
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