Lincoln Center’s “A View Of The World” I came across this poster online today. My first thought was: geez, even Lincoln Center got in on the Steinberg “View Of The World” phenomenon. I then reread the pertinent passages from Deirdre Bair’s Saul Steinberg: A Biography to help jog my memory of the details surrounding Steinberg’s ultra-famous New Yorker cover; if
Read moreNew Yorker cartoonists who contributed to the Daily Cartoon this week: Brendan Loper, Farley Katz, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, and Trevor Spaulding. And those contributing to Daily Shouts: Mimi Pond, Roz Chast, and Amy Kurzweil. To see all the work above, and more, link here. ___________________________________________________ Even More Steinberg Murals In a Facebook discussion the other day involving murals by Charles
Read moreAn apology: I somehow completely missed this event that took place last night. Posting it here for the record. (My thanks to my New Yorker colleague Bob Eckstein for alerting me). At Brooklyn’s Powerhouse Arena, Book Launch: The Labyrinth by Saul Steinberg — Discussion With Liana Finck, Bill Kartalopoulos, Francoise Mouly, and Joel Smith The panel discussed the reprinting of
Read moreFrom the Library Journal, their Fall preview lists a third book of observations on art by John Updike, Always Looking: Essays on Art (Knopf). His first two: Just Looking (Knopf, 1989), and Still Looking (Knopf, 2005). Also from The Library Journal, a listing for Saul Steinberg: A Biography (Nan A. Talese: Doubleday) by Deirdre Bair. This should be
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