Videos Of Interest: Mort Gerberg; Today’s New Yorker Daily Cartoonist: Teresa Burns Parkhurst; Another Book On The Horizon

Videos of Interest: Mort Gerberg Here’s a six and-a-half minute video of Mr. Gerberg talking about his exhibit currently running at the New York Historical Society. And from CUNY TV, here’s Mr. Gerberg chatting with Tony Guida (approx 26 minutes). _________________________________ Today’s Daily Cartoon Today’s Daily cartoon, about doggies, is by Teresa Burns Parkhurst. Ms. Parkhurst began contributing to The

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Happy 89th Gahan Wilson!; A Soglow Scarf On Attempted Bloggery; A Q&A Of Interest: Julia Wertz; Pictures At An Exhibition: Booth, Gross, Harris, Roth, Blechman, & More

A Most Happy Birthday to Gahan Wilson, born on this day in 1930. Mr. Wilson began contributing to The New Yorker in 1977. Link here to his website. As well as The New Yorker, Mr. Wilson’s work is closely associated with The National Lampoon and Playboy. _____________________________________ A Soglow Scarf On Attempted Bloggery Stephen Nadler’s Attempted Bloggery continues its look

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From Newyorker.com’s Culture Desk: Liza Donnelly On The Art Of Barbara Shermund

From newyorker.com, February 17, 2019, “The Lovely Nineteen-Twenties Flapper Cartoons Of Barbara Shermund” — Liza Donnelly writes about one of her favorite New Yorker cartoonists, the late great, Barbara Shermund. Ms. Shermund’s entry on the Spill’s A-Z Barbara Shermund : Born, San Francisco. 1899. Studied at The California School of Fine Arts. Died, 1978, New Jersey. New Yorker work: June

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Society Of Illustrators Names Hall Of Fame Inductees; Today’s New Yorker Daily Cartoonist: Shannon Wheeler; More Gerberg; Event Of Interest: Chris Ware; Even More Shermund; Interviews Of Interest: Bob Eckstein, Gahan Wilson

From The Daily Cartoonist, February 14, 2019, “Society Of illustrators 2019 Hall of Fame” — Read here! (Spoiler: Two New Yorker folks named!) _______________________________ Today’s Daily Cartoon Today’s Daily cartoon, tuned in to today’s heart-shaped celebration, is by Shannon Wheeler, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2009. _____________________________ More Gerberg From amNewYork, February 14, 2019, “Mort Gerberg retrospective

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