___________________________________________________________________________________ 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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Felipe Galindo on Porges and Leeds; New Yorker Caption Contest Mechanics; Sikoryak’s Carousel
Felipe Galindo (aka Feggo) who reliably takes photos at cartoonist gatherings, sent in this wonderful photograph of the late Peter Porges. Felipe also added some thoughts on Mr. Porges and the late Stuart Leeds. Peter Porges I first met him at one of those cartoonists lunches. He had a grouchy expression that all of a sudden transformed into a comical
Read moreStuart Leeds: An Ink Spill Appreciation
It recently came to the attention of Ink Spill that Stuart Leeds, a long-time New Yorker cartoonist, passed away several years ago, in his mid 70s. This then is a very belated appreciation of Stuart’s contribution to the magazine and its community of artists. Looking through his
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