The Monday Tilley Watch takes a glancing look at the art and artists of the latest issue of The New Yorker The Cover: released early last week, post-election. The Cartoonists and Cartoons: Eighteen cartoons, nineteen cartoonists (Barry Blitt has the cover). Two newbies: Rich North, who is the 18th cartoonist added to The New Yorker‘s cartoonist colosseum this year, and the
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Event Of Interest: Stan Mack, Rick Meyerowitz, Victor Juhasz, Steve Brodner The quartet celebrates Mr. Mack’s upcoming Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies (out in June from Fantagraphics) at The Society Of Illustrators. All the info here. __________________________________________________________________ Tilley Watch Online, May 13-17, 2024 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on
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“The Funniest Funeral Ever” Above: Liza Donnelly, and Rick Meyerowitz The f-bombs were flying fast and funnily at cartoonist Sam Gross’s funeral on Thursday. A number of other choice words were delivered in the spirit of celebrating Mr. Gross, who was famous
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Book Launch For Sorel’s “Profusely Illustrated” Lotsa laffs at last night’s book launch for Edward Sorel’s Profusely Illustrated (published by Knopf) at the Century Association, just a skip and a jump from The New Yorker‘s old offices at 25 West 43rd Street. This cartoonist, accompanied by New Yorker colleagues Liza Donnelly and John Cuneo, dipped into the old building to
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