From Politico, “‘Wry Titters’ in the Age of Trump” — an interview with Barry Blitt, who has an anthology of his work coming out next week. ________________________________________________________________ Fave Photos of the Day New Yorker cartoonist, Julia Suits took these fine photos at 1 World Trade Center (home of the New Yorker) this past September. My thanks to Ms. Suits for
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New Yorker Cartoonists Gather for Cartoon Bank Event
Just a few days after a gathering of New Yorker cartoonists in Brooklyn (for the Not Ok exhibit) there was another gathering — this one last night at 1 World Trade Center. Conde Nast, The New Yorker’s parent company hosted at get-together to introduce its new Cartoon Bank team to the artists. In the photo above from left to right:
Read moreFave Photo of The Weekend: Leighton, Byrnes & Krimstein
Here’s a fun photo of three exceptionally fine fellows: (l-r) Robert Leighton, Pat Byrnes, and Ken Krimstein. Also of note in the photo: a lot of bagels, a Strand bookstore mug, and a tall mug or cup bearing a photo that appears on The Beatles Live at the BBC, Vol. 2. Photo: Evanston, Illinois, 2016. Courtesy of Alex
Read moreGus Mager Gets His Due; Pat Byrnes Pencilled
From The Comics Journal, May 18, 2016, this lengthy informative piece by Paul Tumey, “The Screwball Comics of Gus Mager: Hippos, Monks and Sherlock Holmes” — Read it here. Ink Spill’s New Yorker Cartoonists A-Z entry for Gus Mager: Born, 1878, Newark, New Jersey. Died, July 17, 1956, Murrysville, Penn. New Yorker work: 5 cartoons, March – July of
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