Deep in the dog days of summer seems a good time to pick up the Spill’s series of advertising work by New Yorker cartoonists. Credit and thanks goes out to the Executive Director of SPX, Warren Bernard for allowing his efforts to be shown here. In Part 10 we see a selection by Otto “The Little King” Soglow, who contributed
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The Monday Tilley Watch
The Monday Tilley Watch is a meandering take on the cartoons in the current issue of The New Yorker. Expecting something political on the July 31st cover it was a surprise when Javier Mariscal‘s water’s edge pastoral popped up on my screen (I’m looking at the digital version of the magazine; I’ll look at the print version when
Read moreA Thurber Poster (and A Steig Poster & A Soglow Poster): Book of Interest: Wertz’s Tenements, Towers & Trash
The other day I Spilled a beautiful Peter Arno poster being auctioned by the Swann Galleries; here are three more posters by three great New Yorker artists: James Thurber, Otto Soglow and William Steig. All took a turn illustrating a poster for the Washington Square Art Show. Thurber’s was for the 1935 exhibit, Soglow’s for 1930, and Steig’s for 1933.
Read moreA Curio Added to the Spill’s Attic
I love the New Yorker oddities out there in the world. This most recent addition to the Spill‘s collection is one of the most curious I’ve seen. Someone had various Talk of The Town sections professionally bound. The only identification on the volume — getting right to the point! — is The Talk of The Town printed on the spine.
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