New Yorker Cover Artist, Istvan Banyai: 1949-2022
The New York Times has reported the death of Istvan Banyai, who, contributed “more than a dozen” covers to The New Yorker, including the one shown here. The Times notes that Mr. Banyai died in mid-December of 2022.
From The Norman Rockwell Museum: “Istvan Banyai”
Wikipedia entry: “Istvan Banyai”
From The Conde Nast Store: “Istvan Banyai Art”
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The Tilley Watch Online, February 13-17, 2023
An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features
The Daily Cartoon: Ivan Ehlers, Tom Chitty, J.A.K., Zoe Si, Pia Guerra & Ian Boothby (a duo effort), John McNamee (a bonus Daily), Joseph Dottino & Alex Pearson (a duo effort).
Daily Shouts: Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Sarah Ransohoff.
Barry Blitt’s Kvetchbook: “President Biden Greets Visiting Space Alien”
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Not too long a wait until we see Ellis Rosen’s Dink!: Pickleball Facts, Fictions & Cartoons (Union Sq. & Co.). It’ll hit bookstores April 4th, 2023. Mr. Rosen began contributing to The New Yorker in 2016. Visit his website here.
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A few weeks ago I was at a dinner with a bunch of arty-type folks in midtown Manhattan. Rick Meyerowitz, of National Lampoon and “New Yorkistan” New Yorker cover fame (along with Maira Kalman), was seated just to my right. Technically, we’d met before, in 2010 at Columbia University’s big wonderful Edward Koren exhibit — but it was just an on-the-fly, hi, nice to meetcha meeting. Now, in 2023, with an evening ahead, we could actually have a conversation. Somewhere along the way, Sam Gross came up — Sam being on National Lampoon‘s Mt. Rushmore as well as a Very Big Deal in The New Yorker’s cartoonist world.
With Sam in the mix of the Lampoonish segment of our conversation, it wasn’t long before Mr. Meyerowitz’s 2010 book, Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead was mentioned. In every third or fifth conversation I’ve had with Sam since the publication of the book, he’s asked me if I had it yet. I’d say no, not yet, but I will get it.
Thirteen years after its publication, I can finally say I have it. And a fine addition to the Spill library it is. Besides Mr. Meyerowitz, and Mr. Gross, a few other New Yorker contributors are featured, including Arnie Roth, George Trow, Gahan Wilson, M.K. Brown, and Bruce McCall. I loved the profiles of these folks, and, of course, their work in the book. Lesson learned: better late, but why wait.