David Preston’s Three New Yorker Covers This grey day seemed like a good time to recall David Preston’s three New Yorker covers — all of them from the pre-buzz era when “quiet” New Yorker covers were plentiful. Below is Mr. Preston’s bio as it appeared at the 2015 Westport Historical Society exhibit, Cover Story: The New Yorker In Westport. And
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New New Yorker Cover Exhibit at the Westport Historical Society
Check out this new Westport Historical Society exhibit featuring New Yorker covers by Westport area New Yorker artists along with photographs of many of the Westport scenes that inspired the covers. Read all about it here (including the details of a forthcoming conversation with The New Yorker‘s former Art Editor, Lee Lorenz). Also: Read about The New Yorker in Westport
Read moreVideo: Lee Lorenz in Conversation with Michael Maslin
Back in June of this year, I had the good fortune to interview Lee Lorenz, the former New Yorker Art Editor (and later Cartoon Editor). The event was held at The Westport Historical Society as part of the festivities surrounding their exhibit, Cover Story: The New Yorker in Westport. My thanks to all the good folks at the Society
Read moreReminder: Lee Lorenz “In Conversation” Tomorrow at the Westport Historical Society; Mick Stevens’ last Daily Cartoon posted
A reminder that Lee Lorenz, The New Yorker‘s Art Editor from 1973 through 1993 and its Cartoon Editor from 1993 through 1997 will be “in conversation” with me tomorrow at The Westport Historical Society @ 4:00. Information here. Mr. Lorenz is a long-time contributor to New Yorker — his cartoons have been appearing in the magazine since 1958. From The Westport
Read moreFormer New Yorker Art/Cartoon Editor Lee Lorenz at The Westport Historical Society
From the Westport Historical Society, “A Conversation with Lee Lorenz” (there was an Ink Spill notice about this event a few days ago, but the Society hadn’t added it to their site at the time — the link above takes you to the WHS homepage). As noted in the WHS post I hope to cover a lot of territory
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