An Early-Release Blitt Cover The New Yorker sometimes gets the itch to early-release a cover (under normal circumstances we usually don’t see the next cover til the wee hours of Monday morn). Here’s the latest example of a cover that just couldn’t wait (it’s by Barry Blitt). Read about it here. _________________________________ Case For Pencils Spotlights Karl Stevens Jane Mattimoe’s
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A New Yorker State Of Mind: James Thurber’s Art Debuts In The New Yorker; Two New Yorker Cartoonists Cover Cold Comfort Farm; Karl Stevens at The Gardner Museum; Today’s New Yorker Daily Cartoonist: Barry Blitt
The must-read blog, A New Yorker State of Mind on the debut of Thurber art in The New Yorker. Read here. … And as the subject is Thurber New Yorker firsts, here are others: Thurber’s New Yorker debut, in the issue of February 26, 1927: two pieces of verse. The first, Villanelle Of Horatio Street, Manhattan (19 lines, signed James
Read moreFave Photo Of The Day: Lee Lorenz At The Bruce Museum; The Tilley Watch Online: Newyorker.com Daily Cartoons & Shouts, February 17-23, 2019; Liza Donnelly Live-Draws From The Oscars Red Carpet Tomorrow
Courtesy of the Bruce Museum, this photo of the New Yorker‘s former art/cartoon editor, Lee Lorenz taken on a recent visit to the Bruce’s current exhibit, Masterpieces From The Museum Of Cartoon Art. Here’s Mr. Lorenz’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Lee Lorenz Born 1932, Hackensack, New Jersey. Mr. Lorenz was the art editor of The New Yorker from 1973
Read moreToday’s New Yorker Daily Cartoonist: Karl Stevens; Next Week’s New Yorker Cover
Today’s Daily cartoon, weather-minded, is by Karl Stevens. Mr. Stevens’ first New Yorker drawing appeared in the issue of January 21, 2019. ________________________ Next Week’s New Yorker Cover No need to wait til Monday morning. The New Yorker has posted Barry Blitt’s cover for the March 4th issue.
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