First And Last: Mary Petty Continuing a once-in-a-blue-moon Spill series, “First and Last” looks at an artist’s very first New Yorker contribution, and their very last. On this Valentine’s Day I thought it would be fun to take a look at the late great Mary Petty’s first and last (her A-Z entry appears below the drawings). Her very first New
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Of all the New Yorker Albums published, it is the first one that sends off the biggest charge when I spot it on a shelf (honestly, it’s not hard to miss. I have one of the above copies set on a shelf with its cover facing out). Over time I’ve ended up with the three you see above, plus, I
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Daily Cartoonists & Cartoons Time to catch up with this week’s Daily Cartoonists & their cartoons: Monday’s Daily… from Ellis Rosen, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2016. Tuesday’s Daily…from Mort Gerberg, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 1965. Wednesday’s Daily… from Sueryann Lee, who began contributing to The New Yorker in March of 2019. __________________________________________________________________________ Personal
Read moreThe arrival of a New Yorker original here at Spill headquarters is always a “moment.” Yesterday’s addition to the Spill collection — an I. Klein original published in the June 19, 1926 issue — instantly became the second oldest New Yorker drawing in the house (the earliest is an Alice Harvey cartoon, published October 25, 1925). Here’s how Mr. Klein’s
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