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Pretty in Pink: The New Yorker’s 25th Anniversary Album; More Spills: Moore Tweets Out a Ziegler… More Soglow
Judging by what I’ve noticed over many years of visiting used book stores, The New Yorker 25th Anniversary Album must have been the most popular in the series of their cartoon anthologies. This is the one you’re likely to find if you find any at all. Bonus: it’s easily found online for just a few bucks. The Album sports a
Read moreAdvertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Pt. 22: John Held, Jr.; More Booth!
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
Read moreArticle of Interest: “When Did New Yorker Covers Get So Thirsty?”; Fave Photo of the Day: Five New Yorker Cartoonists in Times Sq (2002)
From Slate, October 25, 2017, “When Did New Yorker Covers Get So Thirsty?” — a piece by Matthew Dessem on the evolution of “specific people” New Yorker covers. The first one, Nov 22, 1941, by Rea Irvin: Top of the post, left: the second one: October 31, 1942 by Rea Irvin ; on the right, the most recent by Carter
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