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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Finding Freddie Packard The “spot” drawings you see above were drawn by Freddie Packard, who began working at The New Yorker in 1929 — he passed away in November of 1974, at age 71 (one of his “spot” drawings appeared in the issue of November 4, 1974). The “spots” were just one of the feathers in Mr. Packard’s New Yorker
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Sam Gross, Mort Gerberg, and Edward Koren. NYC, Spring, 2017. The Ink Spill Interview: Mort Gerberg This week marks the 56th anniversary of the publication of the first cartoon Mort Gerberg sold to The New Yorker. The cartoon was
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Thoughts On A 50 Year Old Issue Of The New Yorker It being the second half of a double issue week, the Monday Tilley Watch will return next Monday. In its place I’ve decided to time travel 50 years in the past for a look thru The New Yorker issue of May 1, 1971. The cover is by the late
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