From The Washington Post, June 18, 2014, “Charles Barsotti, New Yorker Cartoonist known for his simplicity, dies at 80” From Michael Cavna’s Washington Post blog, Comic Riffs, “RIP Charles Barsotti: New Yorker Artist was ‘master cartoonist, a true original, and a nice guy, to boot.’”
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P.C. Vey Talks about Walking a Cat on a Leash, The Spatial Dynamics of Cubicles, Meeting Ziegler, Stevens and Mankoff, and a Bunch of Other Stuff
The world of P.C. Vey (the “C” is for Christopher) was introduced to The New Yorker’s readership November 22, 1993 with the publication of the drawing below: The drawing set the stage for what was to come. Vey people, either male or female seem flounder-ish.His people are
Read moreCartoon Bibles, Pt.2
Welcome to Part 2 of Cartoon Bibles. Part one appears at The New Yorker’s website, NewYorker.com. Click here to go there. When I asked my colleagues to name their Cartoon Bible they generously and enthusiastically replied. There were so many responses they all couldn’t fit on the magazine’s blog. So, as a bonus, you can
Read moreThe New Yorker, Baseball & the Mob: Catching Up with Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford has two cartoons in The New Yorker’s last issue of the year, but the one above really caught my eye. As I was lingering over and appreciating the drawing, I realized it was high time to check in with Michael and find out what he’s been up to, and if there was anything he’d care to
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