Thurber’s Dogs Set to Music Attempted Bloggery has posted this curio: Thurber’s Dogs set to the music of Peter Schickele. Until yesterday, I’d never heard of this. It’s not the first time Thurber’s work has crossed over from print to music. In one of the many high points of Thurber’s career, his best-seller, The Thurber Carnival was transformed into a
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George Booth: Model; Michael Crawford’s Maps; Roz Chast’s National Book Festival Poster
George Booth: Model The cartoonist , Mike Lynch has recently turned up an issue of Leatherneck (October, 1951) with George Booth on the cover. Sarah Booth has confirmed that is indeed her father having his helmet painted, telling the Spill, “I’d know that look of mischief anywhere!” According to Lee Lorenz’s The Essential George Booth (Workman, 1998), Mr. Booth, who
Read moreColor Work From Some Cartoon Greats; Audio: George Booth Talks Tools of the Trade
From Mike Lynch’s site, courtesy of Dick Buchanan, here’s a fun post of some color cartoon work from a variety of magazines. Included, among others, are New Yorker artists, William Steig, Garrett Price, Stan Hunt, William Von Riegen, Gahan Wilson, and Robert Day. See them all here! _____________________________________________________________________________ Jane Mattimoe has posted two short audio clips of the great
Read moreAudio: Gil Roth Interviews R.O. Blechman; Mike Lynch Looks Back at Esquire’s Cartoons; A Playboy Cartoon
Gil Roth continues his remarkable string of cartoonist/illustrator interviews — this week he speaks with the great R. O. Blechman. One of my all-time favorite Blechman New Yorker covers (and one of my favorite all-time New Yorker covers, period) is shown to the left. (photo credit: Gil Roth) Listen to the podcast here. Link here to Mr. Blechman’s website ____________________________________________________________________________
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