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Helen E. Hokinson: On Madame
Helen E. Hokinson'sNew Yorker cartoon of July 18, 1936 is noteworthy for its prominent one-point perspective and its high vantage point. The perspective leads the eye right to the saleswoman's head,...
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The Latest Fashion: Helen E. Hokinson New Yorker Cover Art
Helen E. Hokinson makes a plus-size fashion statement with her original New Yorker art of May 18, 1940. She has had to move her signature away from the lower margin so it would not be cropped out of...
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The Harvard-Yale Game: Helen E. Hokinson Proposed New Yorker Cover Art
The annual Harvard-Yale football game is of surpassing interest to those with a stake in either venerable institution but, for the rest of us, there is potentially some difficulty in deciding which...
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In a Time of Scarcity: Helen E. Hokinson New Yorker Cover Art
The paucity of consumer goods that American's faced during the Second World War did not abate the moment the war ended. Helen E. Hokinson's society matron graciously presents a floral bouquet to her...
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Gardner Rea: Opting Out of Father's Day
All eyes are on dad in Gardner Rea'sLook magazine cartoon from the June 19, 1963 issue. For this father of four, Father's Day may simply be too much of a good thing. But can he really buy his way out...
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Joe Zeis: Another Father's Day in the Harem
Today is the day all siblings should come together to remember one very special person..."It's always like this on Father's Day."Joe ZeisTrue, June 1961, page 64Scan by Dick BuchananNote: My thanks to...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #620
Here is my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #620 for June 18, 2018. The drawing is by Drew Dernavich."Surely it can't make things any worse."This one just left me hanging:"So then we...
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Joe Zeis: Working Late at the Office
Every business executive's nightmare is the subject of a work of original cartoon art for the Saturday Evening Post by Joe Zeis. The artwork, offered recently on eBay, unfortunately is marred somewhat...
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Joe Zeis: Boilerplate Gag Cartoons
How much mileage can one get from a single idea? Cartoonist Joe Zeis notes how little space there is down in the basement recreation area and creates two rather similar cartoons for the Saturday...
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"Tennis, Anyone?"—Arthur Getz "Killed" New Yorker Cover Art
"Killed"New Yorker cover art refers specifically to any cover purchased by the magazine but never published. Typically it is paid for, stored, and eventually returned to the artist unused.A fine...
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Sunset Lookout: Arthur Getz "Killed" New Yorker Cover Art
Arthur Getz sold New Yorker editor William Shawn a stunning cover painting of a highway scenic overlook at sunset. The cars, seen from behind, are empty; the people have all gotten out to take in the...
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Attempted Bloggery's 7th Anniversary Index
Today marks Attempted Bloggery's seventh anniversary of more or less daily posts! Blogs generally do not need to publish indices because search engines do their job so amazingly well. By all means,...
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Otto Soglow: It's The Law! by Dick Hyman, Part 2
Readers may recall that It's the Law! was a regular cartoon feature that appeared in the pages of The American Magazine from 1934 to 1956. The series highlighted some of the more absurd laws that were...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #621
Try on my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #621 for June 25, 2018. The drawing is by Kaamran Hafeez."I'd say you're ready for anything the Mueller team can throw at you."This caption...
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My Entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for May/June 2018
Let's run my entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for May/June 2018 up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes. The drawing is by Benjamin Schwartz."And YOU thought they would choose the dollar...
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Anne Rosenberg's Copy of The Prince of Wales and Other Famous Americans by...
Catalogue #116 from bookseller James Cummins offered a pencil inscription with a caricature self-portrait by Miguel Covarrubias. The drawing is in a copy of The Prince of Wales and Other Famous...
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An Al Kaufman Self-Portrait
Who can blame New Yorker cartoonist Al Kaufman for choosing to depict himself with his family on his mind. In addition to the more surreal aspects of this cartoon, the eyeballs have been drawn as twin...
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Fishing from a Bridge: Arthur Getz Preliminary New Yorker Cover Art
It's always exciting to see a preliminary version of a familiar New Yorker cover image turn up unexpectedly. Arthur Getz's cover of May 24, 1976 is such a deft evocation of a serene moment that it...
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Country Cottage by Arthur Getz
Country Cottage is a small oil painting on board by New Yorker cover artist Arthur Getz. It depicts a cottage and its yard in the summer months, as seen from above. Apparently an example of art for...
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Skipping Rocks: Arthur Getz Preliminary New Yorker Cover Art
It's so interesting to see the process by which Arthur Getz transformed his painting of a boy skipping rocks on the water into a New Yorker cover. The preliminary version sold in 2012 at Nadeau's...
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