Happy 85th Edward Koren! Birthday wishes to one of the greatest New Yorker artists, Edward Koren, born on this day in 1935. Mr. Koren, now in his 58th year of contributing to the magazine, is The New Yorker‘s longest running regular cartoonist contributor. Here’s Mr. Koren’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Edward Koren ( photo above, Fall 2016, courtesy of
Read more___________________________________________________________________________________ A fun evening at Parsons School of Design back in October of 1984. The occasion was the opening of a group show of New Yorker art. The group photo above and the smaller photos, by T. Dovidio, appeared in The Village Voice. Below is a barely legible key (sorry!) to the artists shown. One person is unknown to me.
Read moreThe Norman Rockwell Museum continues its zoomed panel discussions next Tuesday, August 4th with Liza Donnelly and myself. Link here for all the info. Liza Donnelly’s first New Yorker cartoon appeared in 1982. A retrospective of her work, Comic Relief is currently on exhibit at The Norman Rockwell Museum. Link here for my bio. ____________________________________________________________________ Today’s Daily Bonus Cartoon is
Read moreWednesday’s Daily Cartoon is by Brooke Bourgeois, who began contributing to The New Yorker in April of 2019. Thursday’s Daily Cartoon is by David Sipress, who began contributing to The New Yorker in July of 1998. Friday’s Daily Cartoon is by Lila Ash, who began contributing to The New Yorker in December of 2018.
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