Here at the Spill we’re celebrating the upcoming Society of Illustrators exhibit, “Kovarsky’s World: Covers and Cartoons From The New Yorker” by presenting unpublished cartoons and cover art by the late great artist. Enjoy! — all work shown here courtesy of the Kovarsky family; all art copyright the Estate of Anatol Kovarsky. Below: The Kiss (c.1955-1962) Below: Caroling on Fire Escape
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Unseen Kovarsky: Unpublished Cartoons and Covers From the Late Great Artist
A special treat! In celebration of the upcoming exhibit at The Society of Illustrators, Kovarsky’s World: Covers and Cartoons From the New Yorker, the Spill is presenting unpublished work by this wonderful artist who contributed cartoons and covers to The New Yorker from 1947 through 1969. Today and next Wednesday, and possibly even a few more Wednesdays after that, I
Read moreA Rafter of Kovarsky Turkeys; A Favorite Thanksgiving Cartoon Revisited
A Rafter of Kovarsky Turkeys Thanks to the generosity of Anatol Kovarsky’s family, here are a number of the artist’s unpublished sketches (mostly turkeys, plus a few chickens) as well as an unpublished sketch of his Thanksgiving New Yorker cover of November 24, 1962 ( the finished cover art appears as well). Mr. Kovarsky’s work will be celebrated this coming
Read moreGeorge Booth on CBS Sunday Morning; John Held’s 1927 Cover; More Spills: Lars Kenseth, Tom Toro
The one-and-only George Booth, whose life work, as regular visitors to the Spill know, is currently being celebrated at The Society of Illustrators, will be featured in a CBS “Sunday Morning” segment this weekend. Info here. _______________________________________________________________________________ Attempted Bloggery continues to find fun stuff. Today it’s a John Held, Jr cover for a 1927 Yale- Princeton Football game. Below is
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