More MoCCA Today At least three New Yorker cartoonist events scheduled today: Liana Finck in conversation with Gabrielle Bell; a “spotlight” on Mark Alan Stamaty; Emily Flake as part of a panel, “Narratives On Motherhood”; cover artist Ivan Brunetti in a panel on “Comics and the Teaching Artist” (right: Ms. Bell and Ms. Finck today. Courtesy of Stephen Nadler). And
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Must See: George Booth Exhibit at The Society of Illustrators
Here are a bunch of photos taken at last night’s opening reception for The Society of Illustrators exhibit, George Booth: A Cartoonist’s Life, curated by J.J. Sedelmaier. A ton of original George Booth covers and drawings in one place. What more could anyone ask for? It’s a wonderful show. Go see it. Above left, Danny Shanahan with Seth Fleishman (and
Read moreFave Photo of the Day: Nurit Karlin and Liza Donnelly; Eldon Dedini’s Concours d’Elegance Posters; Latest Addition to Ink Spill’s Archives: A 1926 New Yorker Advertising Booklet
Below’s a photo of two wonderful New Yorker cartoonists taken this morning in Tel Aviv. On the left is Liza Donnelly (no stranger to the Spill) and to the right is Nurit Karlin, who we don’t see enough of here. I think of Ms. Karlin’s work (as I think of Ms. Donnelly’s work) in the Thurber school: a simple line
Read moreA Time-Out with Helen Hokinson
Here are two obscure Helen Hokinson book jackets, courtesy of Tom Bloom, without whom the Ink Spill Library would be a far less interesting place. The title above was published in 1929 by Coward-McCann. The title below was published in 1933 by MacMillan. Mr. Bloom had this to say about What Shall I Eat?: “[It’s] a curious item–in
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