William Haefeli Guests On The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast William Haefeli (above, in the v-neck sweater) who began contributing to The New Yorker in 1998 joins the CCCP‘s co-hosts (l-r) Beth Lawler, Paul Nesja, and Vin Coca (it’s episode #186, for those keeping track). Listen here. _________________________________________________________________ Mary Petty Draws Alan Dunn Here’s an ad for Alan Dunn’s 1931 collection,
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Another in a series of looking at the very first and very last New Yorker contributions by its artists. Although he began his thirty-four year New Yorker career as a cartoonist, Constantin Alajalov soon turned to contributing covers. One hundred and seventy of them to be exact. His cartoon contributions numbered forty-three. I’m not quite sure about this,
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“From Lines To Laughs: Women+ On Men” Exhibit Opens At the Society Of Illustrators Opening today! An exhibit of work at The Society of Illustrators by the New Yorker artists listed below. Sarah Akinterinwa, Lila Ash, Ellie Black, Hilary Campbell, Roz Chast, Liza Donnelly, Liana Finck, Emily Flake, Helen Hokinson, Amy Hwang, Amy Kurzweil, Maggie Larson, Sara Lautman, Roberta Macdonald,
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First & Last…Mary Petty A series of quick looks at an artist’s very first New Yorker cartoon and their last Though Mary Petty’s celebrated New Yorker career lasted nearly forty years, the number of cartoons she contributed was relatively low: 219 (she also contributed 38 covers, many of them among the best covers the magazine
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