An upcoming issue of The Comics Journal featuring an interview with Pia Guerra coupled with her recent appearance on The Cartoon Caption Contest Podcast (along with her writing partner, Ian Boothby) has caused me to think a little this morning about the relatively modern jump in “dedicated” and public partnerships in The New Yorker‘s cartoonist stable. In the podcast, Ms.
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The Monday Tilley Watch Takes A Glancing Look At The Art & Artists Of The Latest Issue Of The New Yorker One’s 97th birthday doesn’t come around every day, so this week’s issue (a double) is indeedy-do a special occasion. Rea Irvin, The New Yorker’s first art supervisor (some refer to him as its first editor, but I’m sticking with
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A Gem From The Great Al Ross Looking through the most recent addition to the Spill library, a bound volume (the Louisville Public Library’s loss, our gain) of New Yorkers from May through June of 1978, I came across this terrific drawing by the late great Al Ross. I surely studied this drawing back in that first week in May
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Many Moons It may seem odd that someone, such as myself, who holds Thurber’s work in the highest of the highest regard would not have a complete collection of his books. Although the Spill library does have all of Thurber’s books (published in the United States) it has always troubled me that I never got around to acquiring a hard
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