The late great New Yorker artist, Peter Arno was born 110 years ago today at home in Morningside Heights, New York. As many regular visitors to Ink Spill know, I began a biography of Mr. Arno back in 1999. Someday, a publisher willing, Mad At Something: The Life and Times of Peter
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Cartoon Bibles, Pt.2
Welcome to Part 2 of Cartoon Bibles. Part one appears at The New Yorker’s website, NewYorker.com. Click here to go there. When I asked my colleagues to name their Cartoon Bible they generously and enthusiastically replied. There were so many responses they all couldn’t fit on the magazine’s blog. So, as a bonus, you can
Read moreSociety of Illustrators Exhibits Work by 45 New Yorker Artists
As promised a few days ago, below is a list of New Yorker artists whose work appears in an upcoming exhibit at The Society of Illustrators. The artists included span the entire history of The New Yorker, beginning with early masters, Helen Hokinson, Peter Arno and Gluyas Williams right up through many of today’s most exciting
Read moreInterviews: Barsotti, Donnelly; Warp on Her Endowed Oscar; Brains and Cartoons
From The Comics Journal, March 7, 2013, the latest installment of Richard Gehr’s “Know Your New Yorker Cartoonist”: Charles Barsotti And: An interview with Liza Donnelly as part of Judy Clement Wall’s Creativity Interviews, March 7, 2013. From newyorker.com, two cartoonist-centered pieces: Bob Mankoff’s blog features Kim Warp talking about her Oscar themed drawing in the current issue of
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