Tom Toro’s Mystery Rea Irvin Drawing; More Spills with Pat Byrnes, Bob Mankoff, BEK, Gilded-Age Cartoonists & More

Every so often, someone runs into a cartoon mystery.  This time it’s New Yorker cartoonist, Tom Toro.  Here’s Tom to explain:   Calling all cartoon sleuths! There’s a mystery afoot.  I managed to get my sticky paws on an original Rea Irvin drawing but I can’t figure out where it was published or what the caption is.   Does anybody

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Andy Friedman’s Baseball Cards; Chast Exhibit at The Norman Rockwell Museum; Books of Interest: Byrnes, Haefeli

  Here, by way of newyorker.com‘s Culture Desk, is a terrific piece, with slideshow, by Andy Friedman.   Mr. Friedman has worn a number of hats outside of the magazine as well as within the magazine, including cartoon assistant to Bob Mankoff, illustrator, and cartoonist (often under the name, Larry Hat). Link here to Mr. Friedman’s website      

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