The New Yorker’s Art Meeting: A Potted History

    It’s tempting to believe that the structure of The New Yorker’s Art Department arrived fully formed in 1924 when Harold Ross, with his wife Jane Grant  began pulling together his dream magazine.  But of course, such was not the case.   What we know for certain is that once the first issue was out,  Ross and several of

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Very late panel notice: Sorel, Munro, Meyerowitz, and Chast; Article/photos: Joe Farris; Gourmet’s Culinary Cartoons

From The Katonah Museum of Art, this post on an event, “The New Yorker’s New York,” being held this evening.  It features a panel discussion with Edward Sorel, Rick Meyerowitz, Roxie Munro, and Roz Chast From The Danbury News Times, November 3, 2011, “Bethel’s Farris offers a poignant memoir of World War II”   From Gourmet Live, November 2, 2011,

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Mick Stevens’ Illustrated song; Peter Steiner’s blog Hopeless but not Serious; New Yorker’s Cartoon Issue out

From Mick Stevens’ site mickstevens.com, October 24, 2011,  this illustrated song   And a reminder that Peter Steiner has a brand new blog, Hopeless but not Serious, wherein he posts daily energetic graphic swipes at politics, politicians, etc..   Finally:  The 15th annual New Yorker Cartoon Issue hits the stands today.  It features a wonderful cover by George Booth, and

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