New Yorker’s Tom Bachtell Talk of The Town Illustrations End After 23 Years Mr. Bachtell, whose first Talk of The Town illustrations appeared in the New Yorker‘s issue of March 20, 1995, posted the following on Facebook this afternoon: Tom Bachtell’s website Mr. Bachtell on A Case For Pencils _________________________________________________ Article of Interest: Maggie Larson From the Philadelphia Inquirer, July
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The Talk of The Town’s Tom Bachtell is Pencilled; Liza Donnelly: “Cartooning the New President”; From the Spill’s Library: Another Spot Artist
Tom Bachtell, whose wonderful spot drawings are featured weekly in the New Yorker‘s Talk of The Town section is the subject of Jane Mattimoe’s Case For Pencils this week. Check it out here. ____________________________________________________________________ Liza Donnelly on drawing the new President (with a selection of her latest cartoons). See it here. ________________________________________________________ As long as the subject of
Read moreA Curio Added to the Spill’s Attic
I love the New Yorker oddities out there in the world. This most recent addition to the Spill‘s collection is one of the most curious I’ve seen. Someone had various Talk of The Town sections professionally bound. The only identification on the volume — getting right to the point! — is The Talk of The Town printed on the spine.
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