___________________________________________________________________________________ A fun evening at Parsons School of Design back in October of 1984. The occasion was the opening of a group show of New Yorker art. The group photo above and the smaller photos, by T. Dovidio, appeared in The Village Voice. Below is a barely legible key (sorry!) to the artists shown. One person is unknown to me.
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Fave Photo Of The Day: Cartoonists At Lunch
Fave Photo Of The Day: Cartoonists At Lunch Courtesy of cartoonist (and author) Ken Krimstein, here’s a photo taken yesterday in Manhattan of seven New Yorker artists. Beginning lower left and going clockwise: Robert Leighton, Mort Gerberg, Sam Gross, Warren Miller, Tracey Berglund, Sid Harris, and the aforementioned Mr. Krimstein. Robert Leighton began contributing to The New Yorker in 2002,
Read moreArticle of Interest: “When Did New Yorker Covers Get So Thirsty?”; Fave Photo of the Day: Five New Yorker Cartoonists in Times Sq (2002)
From Slate, October 25, 2017, “When Did New Yorker Covers Get So Thirsty?” — a piece by Matthew Dessem on the evolution of “specific people” New Yorker covers. The first one, Nov 22, 1941, by Rea Irvin: Top of the post, left: the second one: October 31, 1942 by Rea Irvin ; on the right, the most recent by Carter
Read moreThe Outer Boroughs’ New Yorker Cartoonists: An Ink Spill Map
Joining two previous Ink Spill maps, The New Yorker’s New York, and New Jersey’s New Yorkers, is the Outer Boroughs’ New Yorker Cartoonists. Cartoonists included were born in the boroughs. I’m fairly certain this is not a complete picture — corrections and suggestions always welcome (for instance: please advise if Staten Island had at least one native born New Yorker
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