Peter Arno, In The New Yorker, 99 Years Ago This Week Looking through the January 23, 1926 (nearly one year old) New Yorker, you might expect it to be chock full of captioned drawings (a caption, for our purposes, is defined as text, enclosed in quotes, said by a character in the drawing). Or, if the issue wasn’t chock full,
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Early Cover Release: The New Yorker, October 21, 2024 issue Next week’s cover, released three days early, with art by Owen Smith, is a rarity: a cover directly tied-in to a major piece within the magazine, “Alexei
Read moreHappy 93, Edward Frascino! The Spill wishes the wonderful Ed Frascino a very happy birthday. His latest cartoon appears in this week’s issue of The New Yorker (see it here in this slideshow of work). Mr. Frascino’s A-Z entry: Edward Frascino Born, Bronx, NY. (“near the zoo”), November 15, 1930. New Yorker work: September 4, 1965 – . Collection: Avocado
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The Tilley Watch Online, January 9-13, 2023 An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features The Daily Cartoon: David Sipress, Becky Barnicoat, Sarah Kempa, J.A.K., Paul Noth. Daily Shouts: Adam Douglas Thompson, Will McPhail (and Monica Heisey). Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “Keeping George Santos Honest” ___________________________________________________________ Cover Reveal: Roz Chast’s October
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