The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Cover The December 1st, 2025 issue is the fourth (and last) of the magazine’s special centenary issues. It’s good to see Rea Irvin’s classic Eustace Tilley cover has been brought back to wrap up the festivities (a tribute
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Making my way around Ebay this morning, I came across the below (signed) photo of the late very great New Yorker cover artist and cartoonist, Helen Hokinson. “Mr. Ross” is, of course, Harold Ross, the fellow who invented The New Yorker Magazine. Helen Hokinson’s A-Z Entry: Helen Hokinson Born, Illinois,1893; died, Washington, D.C., 1949. New Yorker work: 1925 -1949,
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The Tilley Watch Online, November 17 -21, 2025 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: Brendan Loper, Tom Reese, Will McPhail, Jon Adams, Ali Solomon. See them here in a slide show. Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “The Trump Administration Gives America The Bird” ____________________________________________________________________________ More On That
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Auctioned Drawings Of Interest…Barbara Shermund, Charles Addams, Peter Arno Attempted Bloggery has reported that a 1949 color piece by Barbara Shermund was auctioned this past Wednesday as well as a 1941 Charles Addams New Yorker drawing. .See the entire post with full drawings here. …and in other auction
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