A Soglow Miscellany Otto Soglow’s been gone for quite awhile now (he died in 1975) but his Little King lives on, at least in hearts, minds, “vintage” merch, books, and through online searches (Google
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Tuesday Spill: 90 Years Ago This Week In The New Yorker
90 Years Ago This Week In The New Yorker Every so often I like to check in with The New Yorker‘s past (for those who want to make it a regular thing, I highly suggest the terrif website, A New Yorker State of Mind). I rolled the dice today and thought: “Hmmm, 90 years ago is probably interesting.” So back
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Wednesday Spill: “Ideas For Cartoons Must Be Caught As They Come”
“Ideas For Cartoons Must Caught As They Come”…who ever thought that such wisdom about pursuing this wacky cartoonist life would be found in a 1946 ad for Scripto Pencils. Bonus: the one-and-only Otto Soglow is featured. The idea of catching ideas and writing them down (or recording them) as they come is great advice. No one asked, but my own
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Tuesday Tilley Watch: First & Last…Mary Petty
First And Last: Mary Petty Continuing a once-in-a-blue-moon Spill series, “First and Last” looks at an artist’s very first New Yorker contribution, and their very last. On this Valentine’s Day I thought it would be fun to take a look at the late great Mary Petty’s first and last (her A-Z entry appears below the drawings). Her very first New
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