This Fall the Society of Illustrators will exhibit work by one of the New Yorker’s greatest artists, George Booth. Mr. Booth’s daughter, Sarah Booth, told Ink Spill that besides the hanging art “there will also be video and pictures and [a concentration] on George’s process, how he worked with cut and paste to the final cartoon.” More information will be
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Liza Donnelly on the 10th Anniversary of Cartooning For Peace
From newyorker.com, November 26, 2016, “A Celebration of Editorial Cartooning” — this piece by Liza Donnelly on the organization, Cartooning For Peace now celebrating its 10th anniversary with an exhibit and upcoming panel discussion
Read moreBlitt and Kuper on Society of Illustrators Panel; Gil Roth Roth Interviews Glen Baxter; Another Look at Abner Dean; Felipe Galindo In Conference on Political Satire in Latin America; A Case For Pencils’ Pencils
Last Minute Notice! “Can Art Affect Social Change?” Barry Blitt and Peter Kuper, among others, will discuss tonight at The Society of Illustrators. Details here ____________________________________________________________________ Check out Gil Roth’s wonderful interview with Glen Baxter on Mr. Roth’s Virtual Memories podcast here. (Mr. Baxter talks about coming to The New Yorker in the Robert Gottlieb era). While on
Read moreA Fave Photo From the Ink Spill Vault
Here’s a photo taken back in 2005 at the old Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) headquarters on Broadway in Soho (MoCCA now resides within the walls of The Society of Illustrators). Left to right: Gahan Wilson, Roz Chast, Barbara Smaller, P.C. Vey, Liza Donnelly, and Jack Ziegler Note: Barbara Smaller, Liana Finck and Marisa Acocella
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