An Addams Family Gesture Updated
Social media’s been having a lot of fun with this red carpet moment:
Ms. Chastain posted the below in response (read the story, and see the red carpet video here)
with this screen grab of a tender moment between Morticia Addams and Gomez Addams.
Charles Addams A-Z entry:
Charles Addams (Born in Westfield, New Jersey, January 7, 1912. Died September 29, 1988, New York City. New Yorker work: 1932 – 1988 * the New Yorker has published his work posthumously. One of the giants of The New Yorker’s stable of artists. Key cartoon collections: While all of Addams’ collections are worthwhile, here are three that are particular favorites; Homebodies (Simon & Schuster, 1954), The Groaning Board (Simon & Schuster, 1964), Creature Comforts (Simon & Schuster, 1981). In 1991 Knopf published The World of Chas Addams, a retrospective collection. A biography, Charles Addams: A Cartoonist’s Life, by Linda Davis, originally published in 2006, will be out in a new edition in the Fall of 2021. Visit the Addams Foundation website for far more information: charlesaddams.com/
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Daily Cartoonists & Cartoons
Monday’s Daily Cartoonist: A ruling from the bench, from Anne Fizzard, whose first New Yorker cartoon appeared in March of this year.
Tuesday’s Daily Cartoonist: Side effects, from Brendan Loper, who began contributing to The New Yorker in 2016.