Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Pt. 22: John Held, Jr. I know, I know… you woke up this morning wondering if John Held, Jr., who became famous for his drawings of flappers in and on the cover of the pre-Luce Life ever did advertising work. Well courtesy of Warren Bernard‘s detective work, we have some examples of Mr. Held’s
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New Yorker Cartoonists Live; Obscure Otto Soglow; Book of Interest: Cartoons From Maine; Drawing Dogs w/ Booth
New Yorker Cartoonists Live Event of interest tomorrow night! This just posted on Instagram a few hours ago by the magazine’s cartoon editor, Emma Allen: Emily Flake, Jeremy Nguyen and Farley Katz will join Ms. Allen at Dover Street Market. Somebody who’s going please take photos and send to the Spill. __________________________________________________________________ Obscure Otto Soglow Stephen Nadler, over at Attempted
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of November 6, 2017
The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. I think it’s safe to say we have in our hands this week the New Yorker’s official Fall issue what with John Cuneo‘s beautiful giant leaf descending cover. For a change, I looked through this week’s issue (the digital issue, of
Read moreMust See: George Booth Exhibit at The Society of Illustrators
Here are a bunch of photos taken at last night’s opening reception for The Society of Illustrators exhibit, George Booth: A Cartoonist’s Life, curated by J.J. Sedelmaier. A ton of original George Booth covers and drawings in one place. What more could anyone ask for? It’s a wonderful show. Go see it. Above left, Danny Shanahan with Seth Fleishman (and
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