Peter Arno’s Dust Jackets, 1927-1945 A by-product of writing a book is the accumulation of materials hunted and gathered during the research. When I was full speed ahead on researching the Peter Arno biography back in 1999 thru 2015, I came by a lot of “stuff” including all but one of the books you see below. Beggars Abroad, by Jim
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Liza Donnelly To Draw In Norman Rockwell’s Studio Events tied in to Liza Donnelly’s Comic Relief exhibit at The Norman Rockwell Museum continue this evening (a virtual presentation featuring Victor Juhasz), and this Thursday when Ms. Donnelly travels to Stockbridge, Massachusetts to live-draw in Norman Rockwell’s studio. Info here. ________________________________________________________________________ Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon: Brendan Loper on the USPO
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As poetry doesn’t get enough attention on this site, I thought I’d post this great cover from the magazine’s 1935 anthology. It sits on the Spill bookshelf right between two other oddities: The New Yorker Scrapbook (published in 1931) and Our Own Baedeker From The New Yorker (published in 1947). The cover illustration — a complex fascinating piece of work
Read moreLiza Donnelly, whose work has been appearing in The New Yorker since 1982, was at The Norman Rockwell Museum yesterday morning painting a mural in preparation for her exhibit there in mid-July. This will be Ms. Donnelly’s first-ever solo show of her work. There will be a virtual opening event on July 10th at 5:30 at the museum. Ms. Donnelly
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