A review copy of the slip-cased two volume New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons has landed here at the Spill. After sitting with it a day I’ve some initial thoughts: The very first impression, before the shrink wrap was removed, was how heavy the set is ( 14.9 pounds). An earlier tome, 2004’s Complete New Yorker Cartoons of The New Yorker
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Attempted Bloggery and Amazon and The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons; Ellis Rosen’s New Digs; Liza Donnelly Reflects on Kofi Annan & Cartoons
Attempted Bloggery and Amazon and The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons An Ink Spill favorite site, Attempted Bloggery, recounts an Amazonian wild goose chase for a slashed price copy of the upcoming New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons. Read it here. _________________________________________________________________ New Yorker Cartoonists & Real Estate: Ellis Rosen From time-to-time the Spill has mentioned articles featuring homes of New
Read moreChast in Vermont; Interview of Interest: Carolita Johnson; Radio Interview of Interest: Liza Donnelly; Thurber’s 125th Birthday Fables; Price Slashed on New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons
Chast in Vermont Roz Chast will speak at Vermont’s Brattleboro Museum & Art Center August 11th. Details here. According to promotional material: Chast will speak about her work, life, and career, in connection with BMAC’s exhibition of 139 original drawings from her graphic novel, on display at the museum until Sept. 24. _____________________________________________________________ Interview of Interest: Carolita Johnson From The
Read moreChatfield Pencilled; From Dick Buchanan’s Files: Work by Gardner Rea; Splat! New Yorker Reveals Its Next Cover; Even More Cartoons; New Yorker Union Certified
Chatfield Pencilled Jason Chatfield is up next on A Case For Pencils, Jane Mattimoe’s wonderful blog wherein New Yorker cartoonists show us their tools of the trade. Read it here! ______________________________________________________________________ From Dick Buchanan’s files via Mike Lynch: Gardner Rea Mike Lynch has posted another bevy of cartoons from Dick Buchanan’s Files. This time it’s work from the underappreciated Gardner
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