Note to Readers: Ink Spill was down nearly all of yesterday due to who knows what (that’s as technical as I get). Sorry about that. The Monday Tilley Watch is off this week as we’re in the second week of a double issue (August 3 & 10, 2020). Just for fun I thought I’d take a quick look at the
Read moreOne of our most beloved New Yorker cartoonists (and our senior member) turns 94 today. The Spill wishes George Booth a most happy happy day! Here’s a nice Booth piece broadcast on CBS Sunday Morning back in 2017. And, here’s his entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: George Booth Born June 28, 1926, Cainesville, MO. New Yorker work: June 14, 1969
Read moreThe Swann Illustration Auction, postponed because of you-know-what, is now on for July 16th. The catalog isn’t online as of this morning, but you can see what’s up for grabs, including original work by some of the masters: Helen Hokinson, Charles Addams, William Steig, Barbara Shermund, Frank Modell (whose Don’t Trust Anyone Over 10 drawing appears here), Edward Sorel, Lee
Read moreThe Cover: a sign o’ the times graduation piece by Anita Kunz. This is the tenth out the last eleven covers that is coronavirus-related. The Cartoonists: The Cartoons: An even dozen cartoons & cartoonists, with a thirteenth, Ed Steed, as this week’s Spot drawing artist. The newbie in the crowd, Oren Bernstein, is the sixth new New Yorker cartoonist of
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