Taking another look through a Life Magazine (dated December 7, 1942) that contains a great article on holiday New Yorker art (“Cartoon Books: “New Yorker” Art Fills New Albums”), I was reminded of this headline that accompanies a double page spread of Charles Addams’ art: Unfortunately I can’t show you the entire piece (you can see the issue’s contents by
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Monday Spill…The New Yorker Issue Of November 18, 2024; Anita Kunz’s “Original Sisters” At The Norman Rockwell Museum
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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Weekend Spill: Tilley Watch Online, August 5-9, 2024; Latest Addition to The Spill Library…Sylvia Plachy’s “Going On About Town: Photographs For The New Yorker”; More Spills: Obit Of Interest…Anton van Dalen (Steinberg Content); Emma Hunsinger, Asher Perlman, Amy Kurzweil, Liana Finck
Tilley Watch Online, August 5-9, 2024 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features Daily Cartoon: Ali Solomon, Brendan Loper, David Sipress, Adam Douglas Thompson, Jonathan Rosen. Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “Sometimes RFK, Jr. Gets The Bear” _______________________________________________________________________ Latest Addition to The Spill Library Not a cartoon in sight, but that’s
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Weekend Spill: Helen Hokinson Inducted Into Society Of Illustrators Hall Of Fame
Helen Hokinson, one of The New Yorker‘s earliest and greatest artists, was inducted into The Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame last night in a ceremony at the organization’s home in Manhattan. Ms. Hokinson’s award was accepted by New Yorker cartoonist, Liza Donnelly, who delivered the remarks (shown below). Here’s a fun photo (by Ms. Donnelly) from the evening:
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