Article Of Interest: John Cuneo; Today’s New Yorker Daily Cartoon; Fave Photo Of The Day: Emma Allen & Mort Gerberg; Article Of Interest: Will McPhail; New Yorker Cover Artist Jenny Kroik’s Tools Of The Trade On Case For Pencils

From Hudson Valley One, January 31, 2019, “Woodstocker captures the President for New Yorker covers and more” — this article on New Yorker cover artist, John Cuneo. . Today’s New Yorker Daily cartoon, featuring a political Frankenstein, is by David Sipress. See it here. Mr. Sipress began contributing to The New Yorker in July of 1998 ________________________________________ Fave Photo Of

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Article Of Interest: Paul Karasik; Event Of Interest: Steve Brodner In Conversation With Joe Ciardiello at The Society Of Illustrators; Today’s New Yorker Daily Cartoon

From The Vineyard Gazette, January 29, 2019, “A Brief Sketch of Life As a Cartoon Artist” — the cartoon artist is Paul Karasik, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 1999. _______________________________________ The Society of Illustrators will host a conversation with two exceptional illustrators (both of them have contributed to The New Yorker), Steve Brodner and Joe Ciardiello. The

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Gahan Wilson’s Retirement Announced

 Gahan Wilson‘s step-son, Paul Winters announced in a Facebook post that Mr. Wilson has retired. Mr. Wilson, a star cartoonist for Playboy and National Lampoon, began contributing to The New Yorker in 1976. Here’s the announcement: “It is with great sadness that I inform all of you who love Gahan Wilson, that he is retiring. After 60 plus years as

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