Ink Spill has learned this morning that James Stevenson, who contributed to The New Yorker for nearly half a century and was the very definition of a New Yorker cartoonist, has died. The news was conveyed by his wife, Josephine Merck. Photo: James Stevenson in the 1960s Mr. Stevenson, born in New York City in 1929, found
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Exhibit of Interest: James Stevenson
An exhibit, “Century Masters: James Stevenson” is up and running at the Century Club at 7 West 43rd Street in New York. The exhibit, although in a private club, is open to the public Monday – Friday, 10am – 10pm through March 17th. According to the Century: “Century Masters is a series of occasional exhibitions celebrating the work of venerated
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Cartoonists mostly live solitary work lives. When they’ve finished a drawing, sit back and take a look at it, the feedback usually comes from within; then there’s the occasional laugh from their spouse, friend, room mate or visitor. In the reverse, it’s also usually a solitary experience for someone looking at a cartoon in a magazine. More often than not,
Read moreNYC Subway Car of Interest: Mark Alan Stamaty’s Illustrated Shuttle; More Spills… Harry Bliss in a Salinger Home… the new Swann Catalog with Original Art by 18 New Yorker Artists
Read all about Mark Alan Stamaty’s NYC illustrated subway car on Mike Lynch‘s blog here. Mr. Stamaty’s New Yorker debut was with this cover in November of 1992. Here’s a link to his website. _______________________________________________________________________ From newyorker.com, September 8, 2016, “Salinger’s House, Artists Retreat” — the New Yorker‘s Sarah Larson visits Harry Bliss in a Salinger home, now
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