An Alajalov Marx Brothers Ad Steve Stoliar, who knows his Marx Brothers, posted this terrif 1931 Monkey Business ad the other day. The artist: Alajalov Alajalov’s A-Z entry: Constantin Alajalov Born Constantin Aladjalov, 1900, Rostov-on-the-Don, Russia. Died Oct., 1987, Amenia, New York. New Yorker work: 1926 -1960. Perhaps best known for his New Yorker covers ( he also
Read moreNote: We are now in the second week of a New Yorker double issue period, meaning there is no new issue for us to pore over this morning. Instead, here’s something seaweedsy for you. Thanks to the eagle-eyed friend of the Spill, Steve Stoliar, we can add to our reservoir of Alfred Hitchcock imagery this one of Eustace Tilley floating
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Book And Drawings Of Interest A week or so ago I was pleased to hear from a good friend of the Spill, the author, Steve Stoliar, that he’d scored an inscribed copy of George Ade’s The Old-Time Saloon. Steve told me: “The description said it was a humorous look at how dull things have gotten with Prohibition in effect (It still
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Stoliar’s Addams Birthday Salute With Steve Stoliar‘s permission, I’m showing you his Addams Birthday tribute in its entirety (as seen on Facebook): On this day in 1912, Charles Samuel Addams was born in Westfield, New Jersey. His macabre cartoons festooned copies of “The New Yorker” magazine from 1933 until his death in 1988 and – of course – spawned “The
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