Wednesday Spill: “From Lines To Laughs: Women+ On Men” Exhibit Opens At The Society Of Illustrators; Personal History…”My Greatest Drawing Ever”

“From Lines To Laughs: Women+ On Men” Exhibit Opens At the Society Of Illustrators Opening today! An exhibit of work at The Society of Illustrators by the New Yorker artists listed below. Sarah Akinterinwa, Lila Ash, Ellie Black, Hilary Campbell, Roz Chast, Liza Donnelly, Liana Finck, Emily Flake, Helen Hokinson, Amy Hwang, Amy Kurzweil, Maggie Larson, Sara Lautman, Roberta Macdonald,

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Tuesday Spill: A Parade Of Styles

Last week, there was an impromptu visit to the Spill’s headquarters by a quartet of New Yorker cartoonists. Not too long ago I would’ve led them to what my wife and I call the piano room (because there’s a piano in the room) where they would’ve seen four walls covered with framed cartoons by New Yorker artists (a sample directly below).  

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Tuesday Spill: A New Yorker Round-Up On The Daily Cartoonist; MassArt Offers Comics Certificate

A New Yorker Round-Up On The Daily Cartoonist D.D. Degg, over on The Daily Cartoonist, has rounded up a trio of New Yorker cartoonist related posts. One of them originated here (Hokinson/Donnelly); two others (Mahdavian/Chast) are of  interest as well: See the combo here.   __________________________________________________________________ MassART Offers A “Certificate” In Visual Storytelling & Comic Arts   From Boston.com, September11, 2023,

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Weekend Spill: Helen Hokinson Inducted Into Society Of Illustrators Hall Of Fame

  Helen Hokinson, one of The New Yorker‘s earliest and greatest artists, was inducted into The Society of Illustrators  Hall of Fame last night in a ceremony at the organization’s home in Manhattan. Ms. Hokinson’s award was accepted by New Yorker cartoonist, Liza Donnelly, who delivered the remarks (shown below). Here’s a fun photo (by Ms. Donnelly) from the evening:

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