The Cover: As mentioned last Friday, Barry Blitt‘s Bloomberg exploding cigar cover (above) was rush-released. Here’s a short piece about the cover’s subject by magazine’s art editor, Francoise Mouly. The Cartoonists The Cartoons A likely too-deep-in-the-weeds observation: I believe (someone please correct me if I’m wrong!) this is the first issue of the magazine in contemporary times composed fully of
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The Weekend Spill; The Tilley Watch Online, January 27-31, 2020; Article Of Interest: Elizabeth Montague
The Tilley Watch Online, January 27-31 ,2020 An end of week listing of New Yorker artists who’ve contributed to newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Ivan Ehlers, Peter Kuper, Kim Warp, Brendan Loper. Daily Shouts: Sofia Warren, J.A.K.. _______________________________________________________________ Article Of Interest: Elizabeth Montague From The Washington Post, February 1, 2020, “She is a black female cartoonist, and
Read moreMick Stevens’ “Instathing”; Profile Of Interest: Liz Montague; Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon; Today’s Daily Shouts…By Liana Finck
Mick Stevens’ “Instathing” The long-time New Yorker contributor Mick Stevens (his cartoons began appearing there in December of 1979) has recently posted a goodly number of his drawings on Instagram under @secretlivesofthings. In an email to The Spill, Mr. Steven’s called it an “Instathing” which I think is awfully catchy. Here’s how Mr. Stevens introduces the work you’ll see: Here’s
Read moreHappy 93rd, George Booth!; Articles Of Interest: Maira Kalman, Ken Krimstein; Ali Fitzgerald’s Daily Shouts; The Daily Cartoonists & Cartoons: Lila Ash, Liz Montague
Happy 93rd George Booth! Here’s to one of The New Yorker‘s greatest artists, George Booth, born 93 years ago today in Cainsville, Missouri. Above: Rehearsal’s Off! (Dodd, Mead & Co., 1976) Mr. Booth at the Society of Illustrators, November 2017 for the opening of George Booth — A Cartoonist’s Life East Side Main St., Cainsville, Mo. The Essential George Booth,
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