It seems it’s becoming a Spill tradition to show this New Yorker drawing of mine (from the issue of December 8, 2014), and one other (on Thanksgiving day), followed by one on Friday by Liza Donnelly (leftovers-themed).
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A Favorite Thanksgiving New Yorker Cover
Of the many Thanksgiving themed New Yorker covers, the one shown below, by Abe Birnbaum, has always been among my favorites (I’m a fan of all of Mr. Birnbaum’s covers for the magazine).
Looking through the magazine this morning, one of the first things I saw was this wonderful drawing by Henry Martin, one of the masters of The New Yorker “Spot” drawing:
The cartoonists in the issue (an issue of 248 pages!) include Steinberg, Chon Day (with two drawings), Frank Modell, Dana Fradon, Lee Lorenz, Robert Day (a full page), Otto Soglow, James Stevenson (with two drawings), Mischa Richter, Everett Opie, James Mulligan, Stan Hunt, CEM (Charles E. Martin), and Barney Tobey.
Here’s one of Chon Day’s :
Abe Birnbaum’s Spill A-Z entry:
Abe Birnbaum Born, New York City, 1899. Died June 19, 1966, New York City. New Yorker work: 1929 -1974. Mr. Birnbaum began at the New Yorker as a cartoonist, contributing a handful before switching to cover work, of which he produced 141. He also provided spot drawings and illustrations. According to Mr. Birnbaum’s New York Times obit, his work was exhibited at The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Carnegie Institute.