The Library of Congress has a very brief slide show up (four images) tied to its new publication and exhibit, Drawn to Purpose. Above, Ethel Plummer’s June 1914 cover for Vanity Fair. See the rest of the work here. _____________________________________________________ A Humor Editors Round-up From The Writer, June 18, 2018, “The lords and ladies of LOL. Inside the minds of
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The Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of May 28, 2018
Gayle Kabaker‘s charming cover kicks off summertime ’18 (you can read about the cover here). Just for fun I’m showing the cover of every last issue of May from 1925 through 2015, one from each decade. May 30, 1925: Ilonka Karasz; May 25, 1935: Constantin Alajalov; May 26, 1945: Constantin Alajalov; May 28, 1955: A. Birnbaum; May 29, 1965: Arthur
Read moreA Foot of Rejected Cartoons
Rejection is a New Yorker cartoonist’s constant companion. We are rejected every single week we submit work to the magazine (I’ve heard tales of contributors selling up to a half-dozen drawings out of one batch, but I’ve yet to hear of a contributor selling their entire batch. Please advise if that’s ever happened). Example: I submit cartoons weekly to the
Read moreThe New Yorker’s Cartoon Editor on Kanye and the Caption Contest; Commencement Speaker of Interest: Seth; A Favorite Blog; A New Yorker Cover Artist of Interest: Cannaday Chapman
The New Yorker’s Cartoon Editor on Kanye and The Caption Contest Read what Emma Allen, the New Yorker‘s cartoon editor has to say about the Kanye Caption Contest thing going on. ______________________________________________________________________ Commencement Speaker of Interest: Seth All the info on the poster above and some more here. __________________________________________________________________________ A Spill Fave Blog: A New Yorker State of Mind: Reading
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