A Rafter of Kovarsky Turkeys Thanks to the generosity of Anatol Kovarsky’s family, here are a number of the artist’s unpublished sketches (mostly turkeys, plus a few chickens) as well as an unpublished sketch of his Thanksgiving New Yorker cover of November 24, 1962 ( the finished cover art appears as well).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
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George 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
Read morePhotos of Interest: George Booth Event at the Society of Illustrators; Interview of Interest: Tom Toro; Lecture of Interest: Karasik & Newgarden; Brendan Loper’s Town Square; Book of Interest: Peter Kuper
Photos of Interest: George Booth Event at The Society of Illustrators As visitors to this site know, there’s an exhibit of work by George Booth at The Society of Illustrators. The show is a real treat. Last night Mr. Booth was on stage in front of a packed house, telling stories and answering questions. Here are some photos, courtesy of
Read moreQ&A of Interest: The New Yorker’s Cartoon Editor, Emma Allen; Fave Photos of the Day: Edward Sorel at The Society of Illustrators; Thurber Obits and More Soglow From Attempted Bloggery; PR: Chast
Q&A of Interest: The New Yorker’s Cartoon Editor, Emma Allen From Yale Alumni Magazine, Nov/Dec 2017, “She Got Her Start By Giving Bad Advice” — a fun Q&A with Emma Allen, the New Yorker‘s cartoon editor. __________________________________________________________________ Fave Photos of the Day: Edward Sorel Here’s Edward Sorel lecturing yesterday at The Society of Illustrators for an Association of American Editorial
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