First and Last…Nora Benjamin Another in a Spill continuing series looking at a contributor’s very first New Yorker drawing and very last. Today we take a look at Nora Benjamin’s First and Last. Here’s her Spill A-Z: Born, New York City, January 4, 1899. Died, Connecticut, September 8, 1988. New Yorker work: Five drawings between May 12, 1928 – April
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Liza Donnelly, a New Yorker contributor since 1982, and author of Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker’s Women Cartoonists will be in conversation this Thursday at 6:00 with author, Gina Barreca. Link her for all the info and to register (the event is free). ______________________________________________________________________
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Here’s a link to the MoCCA Arts Fest 2022 website for even more info. Roz Chast began contributing to The New Yorker in 1978, Liza Donnelly in 1979, Maggie Larson in 2017, Barbara Smaller in 1996, and Bishakh Som in 2018. ____________________________________________________ 70 Years Ago In The New
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Interview Of Interest: Edward Sorel From “Person Place And Thing with Randy Cohen,” this 27 minute interview with the great Ed Sorel, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 1990. Mr. Sorel talks Art Young, Graydon Carter, Lee Lorenz, Edward G. Robinson, and Barry Goldwater, among others. Ed Sorel will forever be remembered as the cover artist for Tina
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