The Ink Spill Interview: Edward Koren Of the nearly 700 artists who have contributed cartoons to The New Yorker in its 97 years, Edward Koren is among the half-dozen who have contributed 60 years or more. 60 years of cartoons and covers! That is a massive amount of commitment, resilience, artistry,
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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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A New Yorker State Of Mind On Two April ’33 Issues As always with every post from A New Yorker State Of Mind: Reading Every Issue Of The New Yorker Magazine, much to dig into. Check it out here. Cover artists: Helen Hokinson, on the left, and Garrett Price on the right. _________________________________________________________ New York Times Podcast Of Interest: Conde
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Tis A Puzzlement! The Spill‘s good friend, the illustrator Tom Bloom has sent in a scan of a bookplate he found affixed to a copy of Robert Benchley’s Beside Himself. I’m posting it in hope a Spill reader will be able to shed some light on Mary E. Hemenway and her fascinating bookplate. You’ll notice Otto Soglow’s Little King
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