No matter how many times I look through ancient issues of The New Yorker, I always come across something surprising (I miss things no matter how many times I look at an issue). I can’t explain how I missed the ad below that appeared in the issue of January 4th 1936. It features Thurber’s classic drawing, “What have you done
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One of the most recent additions to the Spill library is Steinberg’s The Discovery Of America. Although the book was published in 1992, it took this long to get around to adding it to the cartoon library. Why it took 30 years, I don’t know. I’ve added a number of Steinberg books within that time — perhaps I thought
Read moreCartoon Pad Pod Guest: Teresa Burns Parkhurst Those wacky hosts, Bob Eckstein & Michael Shaw are back with another installment of the Cartoon Pad pod. This week’s guest is Teresa Burns Parkhurst, who began contributing to The New Yorker in the Fall of 2017. Link here to listen. You can see some of Ms. Parkhurst’s New Yorker work here. ___________________________________________________________________
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Exciting news, particularly for those who love James Thurber’s original art: Christie’s has put up three lots of Thurber drawings (one lot includes books with drawings). Altogether there are 26 pieces up for grabs. Lot 423: 8 drawings, some of them were published in The New Yorker, including this classic drawing from the issue of November 28, 1936: Lot 424:
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