When I think of MAD magazine I think of Alfred E. Neuman, of course, and Al Jaffee’s Fold-In, and Spy vs Spy. For the past twenty years the latter has been in the hands of Peter Kuper. His non-Spy work has been appearing more and more in The New Yorker these days, both the print version (an example above —
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Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Part 12: Gluyas Williams
According to Genius in Disguise , Thomas Kunkel’s must-read biography of The New Yorker’s founder and first editor, Harold Ross, Gluyas Williams “was the artistic equivalent of E.B. White, in that to Ross (and to thousands of fans) he simply could do no wrong.” In that same book (pp. 333-335) there’s a fun section about Ross’s “secret” project: running Mr.
Read moreLatest New Yorker Cartoons Rated; R.C. Harvey’s Lengthy Look at Gluyas Williams
Click here to see the new Cartoon Companion where you’ll find a considered (and rated) assessment of all the cartoons in the latest New Yorker. As usual, a Mystery Cartoonist is along for the fun. You’ll also run across an un-mysterious me prattling on about my drawing in this issue, which began life, Thurber-ish, with a seal
Read moreFrom the Ink Spill Archives: A Wartime New Yorker Pamphlet
Back in late May I posted interesting cover art from Rea Irvin. Today, another item from the bundle of donated materials, Excerpts From The New Yorker. As explained inside the front cover: This 27 page pamphlet contains drawings by Alain (on the cover as well as inside), Peter Arno, Robert Day, George Price, Richard Decker, Charles
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