Donnelly & Thurber’s Influence From The Cleveland Plain Dealer (cleveland.com), September 1, 2019, “James Thurber continues to influence today’s cartoonists” — this piece by Marilyn Greenwald ___________________________________________ A Thurber Anniversary Event At The Society Of Illustrators From The Society Of Illustrators, this notice of a Thurber event this coming October. Coinciding with the 125th birthday celebration publication of Collected Fables
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The Wednesday Watch: A New York Times Pauline Kael 100th Birthday Graphic Tribute; The Spectator’s Cartoon Editor On Political Cartoons (And Selling An Idea To The New Yorker 61 Years Ago); More Weirdo; Today’s Daily Cartoonist: Farley Katz
________________________ A New York Times Pauline Kael 100th Birthday Graphic Tribute From The New York Times, June 19, 2019, “Happy Birthday, Pauline Kael, My Old Foe” — this graphic piece by Nathan Gelgud. Ms. Kael began writing for The New Yorker in 1967. She retired in 1991. Additional birthday reading: “The Electrifying Critical Mind Of Pauline Kael” by David Remnick.
Read moreInterview Of Interest: Arnie Levin; Celebration Of Interest At The Society Of Illustrators: The Book Of Weirdo; Today’s Daily Cartoonist: J.A.K.
Interview Of Interest: Arnie Levin Here’s a terrific interview with the one-and-only Arnie Levin on Jane Mattimoe’s Case For Pencil’s blog. This is the perfect opportunity to post my all-time favorite Arnie Levin drawing. It appeared in The New Yorker‘s October 5th, 1998 issue. Mr. Levin began contributing to The New Yorker in 1974. See some of his New Yorker
Read moreMort Gerberg At MoCCA With Bob Eckstein, Marisa Acocella, and Danny Shanahan: Today’s New Yorker Daily Cartoonist: Pat Byrnes
A friendly reminder that this Saturday at 3:00 Mort Gerberg will join New Yorker colleagues, Bob Eckstein, Marisa Acocella, and Danny Shanahan at MoCCA to celebrate the publication of Mr. Gerberg’s On The Scene: A 50 Year Cartoon Chronicle (I’ll moderate). All the info here! For a complete list of all the New Yorker folks at MoCCA this weekend go
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