Another Two Pages From the New Yorker Ency of Cartoons Back on June 19th, The Spill had this to say about the upcoming New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons: Stylish packaging…can’t wait to see what more is inside. Especially curious to see how the two volumes incorporate the advertised 3000 cartoons (or “classic images” as the publisher calls them). Actually, since
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Fun of Interest: Swann Auction Includes Addams, Barsotti, Steinberg, and So Many More
The New Yorker section of the upcoming Swann auction is an awful lot of fun. The Addams cover shown above is just one of the gems listed. To see the “3D catalog” go here. Other New Yorker artists whose work is going under the gavel include Charles Barsotti, Bemelmans, Abe Birnbaum, Whitney Darrow, Jr., Richard Decker, Ed Fisher, Heidi Goennel,
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of April 16, 2018
Tom Gauld’s cover for this new issue is one of the best covers I’ve seen in the post-Lee Lorenz as editor era (Mr. Lorenz was the New Yorker‘s art editor from 1973 through 1993, and cartoon editor from 1993 through 1997. During his years as art editor he edited both covers and cartoons). Here’s Mr. Gauld talking about his Spring
Read moreRoz Chast Looks For A Pen; Tomorrow Night’s Book Signing of Interest: Marcellus Hall; Exhibit of Interest: Addams, Chon Day, Gahan Wilson, John Held Jr., Kunz, Jonik, Eckstein, Caldwell & More; Sarah Boxer in The Atlantic: “Why Is Trump So Hard to Caricature?”
Roz Chast Looks For a Pen A fun post on Jane Mattimoe’s Case For Pencils blog: Roz Chast is asking for pen suggestions. Read it here. Note: Ms. Chast (along with the cover artist, Liniers, and several others) is a guest of honor at the upcoming MOCCA Festival at the Society of Illustrators. Info here. _________________________________________________________________ Tomorrow Night’s Book Signing
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