When you think of James Thurber’s drawings you probably think of one or two or three of his classics. But before any of his cartoons appeared in the magazine (his first cartoon appeared in the issue of January 31, 1931), he illustrated and wrote something he called Our Pet Department. It was, from the very first, intended to be a
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The Monday Tilley Watch: the New Yorker Issue of July 23, 2018
Back to a single issue, but not for long. Just one more single week issue before we have another double: dated August 6 & 13. Ah summertime. This is the first issue of The New Yorker in 23 years without Tom Bachtell’s Talk of The Town illustrations. The illustrations are handled this week by Joao Fazenda. His work, at least
Read moreNo Joke: Rea Irvin’s April 1947 Cover
The cover above has always been a favorite. The first time I came across it I thought I’d stumbled upon a printing error. But no, it’s yet another gift from Rea Irvin, cover artist, designer (as in his designs for the magazine’s masthead, as well as his adapted development of the typeface), cartoonist, “art supervisor” (his unofficial or official designation
Read moreThe Monday Tilley Watch: The New Yorker Issue of February 26, 2018
Always glad to return to weekly issues of the magazine after doubles. This new issue sports a cover that seems like the sum of the equation: Olympics + North Korea =. Here’s what cover artist Mark Ulriksen had to say about it on newyorker.com The Olympics + North Korea equation continues with the very first spot drawing appearing on the
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