Interview of Interest: Roxie Munro From the blog Smack Dab in the Middle, this interview with Ms. Munro who contributed some spectacular covers to The New Yorker, including the one above. Link here to her website. _______________________________________________________________________ Blog of Interest: A New Yorker State of Mind: Reading Every Issue of The New Yorker An irresistible site if you love getting
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Fave Photos of the Day: Liana Finck’s Opening; Attempted Bloggery Looks at Proposed New Yorker Cover Art
Fave Photos of the Day: Liana Finck’s Opening Liza Donnelly put on her Ink Spill photographer’s hat last night while attending Liana Finck‘s opening at the Equity Gallery in lower Manhattan (that’s Ms. Finck holding the flowers). My thanks to Ms. Donnelly for providing the photos below:
Read moreA Reminder: There’s A Mary Petty Exhibit Happening in Pensacola
I was reminded today while reading an article that there is right this very moment an exhibit of Mary Petty’s work at the Pensacola Museum of Art. Here’s a link. Shown here is my favorite cover of hers (I’ve no idea if it’s in the exhibit), and one of my favorite New Yorker covers of all-time (let’s say it’s in
Read moreNew Yorker Scrapbooks; Last College Humor Arnos From Attempted Bloggery
Back in 1931 The New Yorker published something called The New Yorker Scrapbook; unfortunately it contained zero cartoons, spots, covers, or illustrations. It’s a collection of writing from the then six year old magazine. Over the years I’ve come across (either bought, or received as a gift) a number
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