New ToonStock…Hearts & Romance From ToonStack (how tempted I am to call it ToonStock!), the folks who post a themed collection of cartoons every Sunday, this latest grouping featuring work on romance. Contributors include Johnny DiNapoli, Millie von Platen, Adam Douglas Thompson, Hilary Campbell, Navied Mahdavian, Sofia Warren, Kendra Allenby, Ellis Rosen, J.A.K., Amy Kurzweil*, and the lone non-New
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Video Interview Of Interest: Victor Varnado & Akeem Roberts on NBC From NBC, this interview with Victor Varnado (left above) and Akeem Roberts on the just opened exhibit, Cartooning While Black, and The Anti-Racism Activity Book shown below: Both Mr. Varnado and Mr. Roberts began contributing to The New Yorker in the very same issue: July 8, 2019. _________________________________________________ All
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The gavel has dropped, and the winning prices are in for the latest Swann Illustration auction (which included a number of New Yorker pieces: cartoons and covers). After looking through the results this morning, I think it’s safe to say it was a good day if you are a Frank Modell fan (two of his pieces went for the lowest
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Daily Cartoonist A pandemic pet, from Zoe Si, who began contributing to The New Yorker in February of 2020. __________________________________________________________ From Attempted Bloggery, results of two recent auctions of original art by two great New Yorker artists: William Steig, and Whitney Darrow, Jr.. William Steig’s A-Z entry: William Steig (photo above) Born in Brooklyn, NY, Nov.
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