Well here it is: the ultimate (?) gift for a Thurberite. I’m not sure if any other New Yorker artist has been so honored. A quick search for an Addams bobblehead and a Steinberg bobblehead turned up nada (I would love to see a Steinberg bobblehead). As you can see on the packaging, the bobblehead was issued as part of
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50 Years Ago in The New Yorker
Every so often I like to take a look at a random issue of The New Yorker from well before my time there, or well before my time, period. This issue, of April 29, 1967 is solidly in the former category. The New Yorker was not yet on my mind — I was in fact, just about to begin transitioning
Read moreCartoonist Photos via Mike Lynch
Here’s a fun way to end the week: browsing through all 14 of the Cartoonist Photo links on Mike Lynch’s blog. Part 14 is up today, with links to the other 13 parts following the post. There are a small number of New Yorker cartoonists throughout — here are just three: left to right:
Read moreBook of Interest: “Along the Lines: Selected Drawings By Saul Steinberg”; Profile: Ben Schwartz
Due in June of 2017: Along the Lines: Selected Drawings By Saul Steinberg with an introduction by Chris Ware. (Yale University Press) This looks to be in conjunction with a Steinberg exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago, May 27, 2017 – November 5, 2017). From the publisher: Romanian-born American artist Saul Steinberg (1914–1999) won international acclaim for his inventive,
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