Weekend Spill: The Tilley Watch Online, May 29 – June 2, 2023; Book On The Horizon…Darrin Bell’s “The Talk”; A Visit To The Robert Andrew Parker Exhibit

                                  The Tilley Watch Online, May 29 – June 2, 2023 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: Brendan Loper, Paul Noth, Mick Stevens, Yasin Osman, Emily Bernstein.  Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook:

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Lee Lorenz, New Yorker Artist, And Former New Yorker Art & Cartoon Editor: 1932-2022

  Very sad news tonight from Martha Lorenz, that her father, Lee Lorenz, The New Yorker‘s art editor from 1973 -1993, and cartoon editor from 1993 – 1997, passed away Thursday morning at his home in Connecticut. Lee contributed cartoons and covers to The New Yorker for fifty-seven years, from 1958 through 2015.  Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Lee attended Carnegie

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Friday Spill: Personal History…Desk Moving

Personal History…Desk Moving I’m not sure how other cartoonists feel about moving their desks (their work areas) around their homes. My impression, from visiting colleagues over the years is that they find a spot and stay put. That hasn’t been my experience though. Since moving into this house, more than thirty years ago, I’ve traveled four times, from room to

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The Ink Spill Interview: Mort Gerberg

                Sam Gross, Mort Gerberg, and Edward Koren. NYC, Spring, 2017.                                   The Ink Spill Interview: Mort Gerberg This week marks the 56th anniversary of the publication of the first cartoon Mort Gerberg sold to The New Yorker. The cartoon was

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