It’s unusual for one Helen Hokinson original New Yorker cover to show up on ebay. Right now, there are two (both listed by the same seller). The auction ends in nine days. Was always fascinated by her August 1948 cover with its New Yorker logo incorporated into the work. (no link to these. Just go to ebay and type Helen
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Donnelly’s Olympic Tweet Drawings; Paul Karasik’s Winning 12 Panel Pitch; Maloney’s 1st New Yorker Cartoon Idea Sale
Liza Donnelly, who has been live Tweet drawing the Olympics, continues on tonight. The New Yorker‘s “Sporting Scene” is showcasing her work here. And.. Karasik Wins Paul Karasik (left) who has been contributing his cartoons to The New Yorker since 1999 has the winning 12 Panel Pitch for Slate. Read all about it/ see
Read moreKaamran Hafeez on Using Gag Writers; Westport Historical Society New Yorker Cover Artists Bio Pt.3: Helen Hokinson, Reginald Massie & Arthur Getz
Here’s Kaamran Hafeez, who has been contributing to The New Yorker since 2010, on using gag writers and co-crediting their work. The link will take you to his website where you’ll find all sorts of other information (a bio, work for other publications, etc.). Here’s the link to his work on The New Yorker‘s Cartoon Bank site. To the left:
Read moreNew Yorker’s Golden Age of Art Celebrated in Westport, Connecticut
(Above: Charles Addams at the wheel, with James Geraghty, The New Yorker‘s Art Editor from 1939 through 1973. South Hampton, 1947) For those wanting to bathe in the glow of New Yorker covers and art history from the magazine’s Golden Age, there’s no better place this winter than the Westport Historical Society
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