A summertime place we’ve stayed for years has had two Thurber books on its shelves forever. One is The Seal In The Bedroom, and the other is a 1964 paperback copy of Alarms & Diversions. This title always reminds me of a college-era abandoned theft attempt (by me) of that particular Thurber title. My graphic account appeared in the Spring
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The Society Of Illustrators fab headquarters is the home of the largest Thurber drawing I’ve ever seen. Years ago, I saw some large Thurber originals lining the hallways of the Great Southern Hotel as part of a Thurber birthday celebration. If my memory is correct, they weren’t as big as the one at the Society. Thanks to Anelle Miller, Executive
Read moreTwo Cartoonists Draw, Among Other Things, Whales & A Vole Courtesy of The Society Of Illustrators this nearly hour long video of Liza Donnelly in her studio. Half way through I stopped by to draw with her on a big sheet of paper. _______________________________________________________ Fave Photo Of The Day: Roz Chast On NYC Subway Ms. Chast, back in NYC, has
Read moreTonight at 6 watch long-time New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly draw live as part of the Society of Illustrators Art Out Loud Online series. Info here. Ms. Donnelly’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Liza Donnelly Born, Washington, D.C. New Yorker work: June 21, 1982 – Key book: Funny Ladies: The New Yorker’s Greatest Women Cartoonists and Their Cartoons (Prometheus, 2005).
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