Now That’s A Cover!
The late Barney Tobey’s work was highly visible in The New Yorker, contributing 1,040 cartoons over his 57 years at the magazine. But like so many of the magazine’s regulars, pre-Tina Brown, he also contributed covers — four to be exact. Below is his third.
Barney Tobey’s A-Z:
Barney Tobey (photo above from Think Small, a book of humor produced by Volkswagon) Born in New York City, July, 18, 1906, died March 27, 1989, New York. New Yorker work: August 3,1929 -1986. Essential collection: B. Tobey of The New Yorker (Dodd Mead & Co., 1983).
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Event Of Interest: Rich Feldmann
An exhibit of Rich Feldmann cartoons begins this month at The Grey Dog. Mr. Feldmann began contributing to The New Yorker in February of 2012.
