Thanks to the generosity of the illustrator Tom Bloom (who is an indefatigable collector of cartoon-related books & ephemera) Drawings of the Theatre 1927 has been added to the archives. I’d not heard of or seen
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Out Today! Peter Arno: The Mad Mad World of The New Yorker’s Greatest Cartoonist
Finally! My thanks to Karen Green of Columbia University for last night’s wonderful send-off for Arno at Butler Library. And thanks too to Edward Sorel for co-piloting the program with me. A big thank you to all who attended, including those from my New Yorker family: Roxie Munro,
Read moreNew Yorker Artist, Abe Birnbaum: “Nothing’s Ugly. Everything Is What It Is”
Thanks to the treasure trove of scans the illustrator Tom Bloom has sent to this site, we are able to behold this beautiful Abe Birnbaum cover for New Yorker writer Philip Hamburger’s 1949 collection, The Oblong Blur. Though Mr. Birnbaum (who died in 1966) was know principally for his
Read moreMore from the Tom Bloom Collection: Syd Hoff & George Price
Tom Bloom is a renowned illustrator for The New York Times (among other publications) as well as one of the most avid collectors of New Yorker cartoonist related books and ephemera I know. He is also a good friend of Ink Spill, and, lucky for us all, someone who likes to share. Today Tom has sent along a trio of
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