The Cover: What a beauty by Marcellus Hall! Read about it here. I was really surprised when the cover popped up on my screen this morning — was fully expecting a political cover. The Illustrations: The New Yorker has certainly become a — if not the — mainstream magazine showcase for illustration. It’s become a blend of the best of
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Mr. Bliss Goes To Washington; Cartoon Companion Rates Latest New Yorker Cartoons; Celebrity Cartoon Captioning Continues; Chatfield & Dooley’s Latest Podcast; Happy 75th, Mr. Crumb
Mr. Bliss Goes To Washington Harry Bliss will take part in a presentation as well as sign books at this years Library of Congress National Book Festival. Details here. Mr. Bliss has been contributing covers and cartoons to The New Yorker since 1998. Visit Mr. Bliss’s website here. _________________________________________________________________ Cartoon Companion Rates Latest New Yorker Cartoons If it’s Thursday it’s
Read moreThe Making Of A Magazine: A Potted History
Mention The New Yorker and it’s highly likely the image, or one of the first images, that pops into one’s mind is of Rea Irvin’s Eustace Tilley, the magazine’s mascot. He appeared on the inaugural issue of the magazine dated February 21, 1925, and on every anniversary issue until Tina Brown broke the streak in 1994 by publishing R. Crumb’s
Read moreThe Wednesday Tilley Watch: A New Tilley Take-off
Add another take-off on Rea Irvin’s classic Eustace Tilley* to the selected collection shown above. This latest one (shown below) made its debut today on the letterhead of the just announced New Yorker Union. According to a New York magazine story: “…union supporters will show up to work wearing buttons designed by an affiliated cartoonist, showing the magazine’s monocle-wearing
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