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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #622
Fire up my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #622 for July 2, 2018. The drawing is by P. C. Vey."At the game this costs $20."These captions were not approved by the MTA:"I'd like to see...
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Hank Ketcham: Those Great Patriots
A color cartoon by Hank Ketcham that appeared in Collier's in the summer of 1949 takes us to Coney Island for a reflection on the meaning of Independence Day. Big, boxy portable radios are the hot new...
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Patriotic Parade: Helen E. Hokinson Preliminary New Yorker Cover Art
Helen E. Hokinson's preliminary art for what was to become the New Yorker's 1930 Independence Day cover depicts a festive parade float proudly bedecked with American flags, each then bearing 48 stars....
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A Signed Copy of Lobster Therapy & Moose Pick-Up LInes
I will always remember 2018 as the year I added a book of cartoons from Maine to my library. The occasion, of course, is the publication of Lobster Therapy & Moose Pick-Up Lines edited by Mike...
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John Klossner's Whale-to-Whale Resuscitation
I never support Kickstarter projects. Don't hate me. I have this old-fashioned idea that if you give money to help launch a venture of some sort then you should own a share in that venture. The vast...
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Mick Stevens: Beach Rescue
Last year Hurricane Harvey was devastating to the people of Southeast Texas as well as to their pets. The charity Austin Pets Alive! provided resources for displaced and abandoned pets affected by the...
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Donald Reilly: A Fish Story
Today's haul of original New Yorker art is by Donald Reilly. His cartoon from the December 21, 1992 issue of the magazine takes a popular maxim and gives it an unexpected turn. But a good cartoon has...
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Blog Post No. 2600: Peter Arno—You're Welcome?
Lord Byron understood that seduction requires consent, and he described as skillfully as anyone how a woman's answer could turn suddenly from a no to a yes. The nuance of a woman saying no while coming...
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Peter Arno: "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw
The Theatre Guild's 1926 revival of George Bernard Shaw's"Pygmalion" (1913) opened in New York on November 15 with stars Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. It ran for 143 performances before going on the...
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Leonard Dove: Schadenfreude at White Sulphur Springs
Leonard Dove's placidly acerbic cartoon appearing in the April 12, 1928 issue of Life is from so early in his career that his mature style is nowhere to be recognized. To our sensibilities, the cartoon...
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Helen E. Hokinson: Dachshunds at White Sulphur Springs
During the World Wars, dachshunds were caught up in America's anti-German fervor and they became known by the alternate name "liberty hounds." In the postwar era, though, the German dogs could go back...
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Edward Koren: Age Appropriate?
Who among us hasn't commented on a particular couple's age difference? New Yorker cartoonist Edward Koren does the math:"How appropriate is that—she's a hundred and twenty years his junior."Edward...
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Edward Koren: Princely Perk
"It's good to be the king."History of the World, Part 1 (1981)—Mel BrooksCartoonist Edward Koren shows us just one of the perks of being royal. This original New Yorker art from a decade ago was sold...
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Edward Koren: The Fund Industry Cleans House
An original color illustration by Edward Koren shows the mutual fund industry cleaning house. That FT up in the pediment may indicate that the art was created for the Financial Times. Of note, the...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #623
Let's see if my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #623 for July 9, 2018 will fly. The drawing is by Joe Dator."The park doesn't allow them, period."Note: Last time around, cartoonist P....
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Lee Lorenz: In Need of Elizabeth Arden
Someone liked this published color cartoon by Lee Lorenz well enough to frame it. Very possibly it was used as an advertisement given the prominence of the brand. The framed cartoon print was sold on...
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Lee Lorenz: Too Choosy?
An original desert island cartoon by Lee Lorenz has the sketchy look of a rough drawing which the artist shopped around to various magazines. It may or may not have been published in this form or in a...
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Lee Lorenz: Desert Island Smoke Signal
Another day, another Lee Lorenz desert island cartoon rough. Once again, the eBay seller has assumed an association with the New Yorker (it's remotely possible) and with Charles Addams (it's highly...
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Lee Lorenz: Not a Barbecue Pit...
An early Lee Lorenz cartoon rough depicts one of those neighbors no one wants to have around. The original art was sold on eBay last year for an undisclosed best offer."... And all this time I thought...
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Lee Lorenz: Warm-Up Swings
A cartoon rough by Lee Lorenz is an anachronistic six-panel gag in which a caveman performs warm-up swings reminiscent of baseball. The last panel, which seems misogynistic today, is, of course, an old...
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