Advertising Work by New Yorker Cartoonists, Pt. 22: John Held, Jr. I know, I know… you woke up this morning wondering if John Held, Jr., who became famous for his drawings of flappers in and on the cover of the pre-Luce Life ever did advertising work. Well courtesy of Warren Bernard‘s detective work, we have some examples of Mr. Held’s
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Must See: George Booth Exhibit at The Society of Illustrators
Here are a bunch of photos taken at last night’s opening reception for The Society of Illustrators exhibit, George Booth: A Cartoonist’s Life, curated by J.J. Sedelmaier. A ton of original George Booth covers and drawings in one place. What more could anyone ask for? It’s a wonderful show. Go see it. Above left, Danny Shanahan with Seth Fleishman (and
Read moreLatest New Yorker Cartoons Dissected; George Booth New Yorker Original Cover Art; Blog of Note… A New Yorker State of Mind: Carolita Johnson’s “This Is The Hand”; Cartoons From The Saturday Evening Post; PR: Blitt, Chast
The Cartoon Companion guys, Max & Simon, are back with their customary dissections of the latest New Yorker cartoons. Read it all here. ______________________________________________________________ George Booth New Yorker Original Cover Art Above is the published Booth cover from February 4, 1974. To see the original art visit Attempted Bloggery. Don’t forget! An exhibit of Mr. Booth’s work just opened yesterday
Read morePodcast of Interest: Barry Blitt Talks New Yorker Covers; Attempted Bloggery on The George Booth Exhibit, Opening Today at The Society of Illustrators
Barry Blitt Talks New Yorker Covers Gil Roth’s Virtual Memories Show is chock-full of Mr. Roth’s interviews with New Yorker contributors (weighted heavily with folks from the art and cartoon departments). His latest interviewee is Barry Blitt, whose anthology is just out today (Blitt, Riverhead Books). Hear the podcast here, and don’t forget to check out the list of Mr.
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