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

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Cartoonist 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:

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Book 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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The Ink Spill Jack Ziegler Interview, Pt. 2

    In Part 1 of my interview with Jack Ziegler he mentioned having a few certain favorite drawings among [his] “children.” I asked him to name several for us to discuss over the phone. I also picked out a handful of my Ziegler favorites to discuss. As Jack said he’d like to be surprised, I had a number of

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