Wednesday Spill: An Early Thurber Thursday

An Early Thurber Thursday: Thurber, George Price, and Helen Hokinson In Vogue Note: This is a Thurber Wednesday-Thursday as tomorrow’s Spill will devoted to the anniversary of Edward Koren’s 60th year at The New Yorker (his first drawing for the magazine appeared in the issue of May 26, 1962). Now on to Thurber… Spotted on Ebay: this pricey (approx $530.00!)

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Thurber Thursday: 3 More Thurbers At Auction Along With Originals By Charles Addams, Rea Irvin, William Steig, and More!

3 More Thurber At Auction The  latest Swann Illustration auction catalog is now online. Among the work by New Yorker contributors Charles Addams, William Steig, Edward Sorel, George Price, Lee Lorenz, R.O. Blechman, Frank Modell, John Held, Jr., Barbara Shermund, Rea Irvin, Mischa Richter, C.E.M. (Charles E. Martin), and Richard Taylor, are 3 drawings by James Thurber.   “Are there

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Tuesday Spill: George Price’s Floating Man Series

The bound volume of 1934 New Yorkers mentioned here on the last Thurber Thursday continues to yield interesting material. Going through the issues (June through October) I couldn’t help but notice, beginning with the issue of September 22, 1934, a string of eight floating man drawings by the late very great George Price. All are different: different drawings, different captions,

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Wednesday Spill: Very Funny Ladies Panel At MoCCA Arts Fest This Saturday With Roz Chast, Maggie Larson, Liza Donnelly, Barbara Smaller, and Bishakh Som; 70 Years Ago In The New Yorker

  Here’s a link to the MoCCA Arts Fest 2022 website for even more info. Roz Chast began contributing to The New Yorker in 1978, Liza Donnelly in 1979, Maggie Larson in 2017, Barbara Smaller in 1996, and Bishakh Som in 2018.  ____________________________________________________                          70 Years Ago In The New

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