A “Larry Hat” Exhibit In The Catskills Andy Friedman, who ofttimes went by “Larry Hat” when contributing cartoons to The New Yorker, is having an exhibit of his work at The Catskills Pines in upstate New York, now through August. Andy Friedman’s A-Z Entry: Andy Friedman aka Larry Hat. New Yorker work: April 23, 2001 -. Mr. Friedman was also
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Today’s Daily Cartoonist & Cartoon Sofia Warren on despair. Ms. Warren began contributing to The New Yorker in 2017. Visit her website here. Sidebar: the word “despair” reminds me of my all-time favorite R. Crumb* drawing, this cover published in 1969: *Mr. Crumb began contributing to The New Yorker in 1994. ____________________________________________________________ A Close Look At The New Yorker Issue
Read more_____________________________________________________________________________ From Attempted Bloggery, July 19, 2020, “…Rea Irvin’s Killed New Yorker Cover Art Printing Plate” — an interesting item rescued from a long-ago flooded New Yorker basement courtesy of a Spill fave blogger. Left: Rea Irvin, The New Yorker’s jack-of-all-graphics ___________________________________________________________________________ A New Yorker State OF Mind Dives Deep into the July 4th & July 11th 1931 Issues
Read moreFrom The Art Contrarian, February 20, 2020, “John Held, Jr.’s Woodcut Style” — a quick look at a few of Mr. Held’s unique New Yorker contributions. John Held Jr.’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: John Held Jr (Photo from Sketchbook of American Humorists, 1938) Born, January 10, 1889, Salt Lake City, Utah. Died, 1958, Belmar, New Jersey. New Yorker work:
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