Sam Gross Is On Facebook! The one, the only, the fabulous Sam Gross now has a Facebook page. Mr. Gross’s entry on the Spill‘s A-Z: Sam Gross Born 1933, Bronx, NY. New Yorker work: August 23, 1969 –. Other than his work in The New Yorker, Mr. Gross is probably best known for his work in National Lampoon. He’s edited
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The Monday Tilley Watch, The New Yorker Issue Of September 23, 2019
The Cover: How great it is to see a J.J. Sempe cover. A very short Q&A with Mr. Sempe here. The Cartoonists & Cartoons: Some random thoughts: Enjoyed Amy Hwang’s guillotine/watermelon drawing (p. 30) — guillotine drawings are rare but usually memorable (Tom Cheney’s from February 24, 1997 for instance, or this one from George Booth, also published in 1997,
Read moreBeginning To Take It Personally: The New Yorker Cartoon Album 1975- 1985
The other day I wrote about the New Yorker Anniversary album: 1925-1975. Following up on that, here’s a little something about the Album that immediately followed it, The New Yorker Cartoon Album 1975- 1985. In the entire run of Albums, this one would have to rank #1 in understated covers. A bit of trivia (or maybe it’s not so trivial):
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With the publication of The New Yorker Cartoon Album 1975-1985, the word “Cartoon” makes its second appearance on an Album cover and in an Album title (the first was on the cover of The Album of Sports and Games: Cartoons of Three Decades). The magazine’s 60th anniversary not only saw this anthology published, but the magazine’s fans were treated to
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