Tuesday Tilley Watch: First & Last…Mary Petty

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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Friday Spill: Washington Post Article Of Interest… Liza Donnelly’s “How We Draw Ourselves”; Latest Addition To The Spill Library…A 1944 Collection: “He Who Laughs — Lasts!”

Washington Post Article Of Interest…Liza Donnelly’s “How We Draw Ourselves”  From The Washington Post, December 2, 2023, “How We Draw Ourselves: Alison Bechdel, Bishakh Som and others reflect on cartoons, gender and feminism”  Long-time New Yorker cartoonist, Liza Donnelly interviews Alison Bechdel, Bishakh Som, Amy Hwang, Sara Lautman, Roz Chast, Sarah Akinterinwa, and Mads Horwath. _______________________________________________________________  Latest Addition To The

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Weekend Spill: The Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of October 17-21, 2022; Tilley Trivia

The Tilley Watch Online, The Week Of October 10-17, 2022 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: Mads Horwath & Brendan Loper (a duo effort), Zoe Si, Robert Leighton, John O’Brien, J.A.K.. Daily Shouts: Sarah Kempa, Ali Solomon. Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “Liz Truss’s Official Portrait Goes Up”

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