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New Year's Resolution: Don't Overpay
Those who don't have an infinite reserve of capital backing them up are advised to exercise care in spending money unnecessarily. Remember, just because something is scarce doesn't mean it's...
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John Ruge: Fate?
A work of original cartoon art by John Ruge shows off his skilled draftsmanship. Details of dress, hairstyle, and technology make the drawing very evocative of its time. A pair of bobby soxers listen...
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John Ruge: Radio Daze
Before television came on the scene, the living room radio console was a major fixture in home entertainment. Times may have changed, but at least one thing hasn't: people still can't agree on which...
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John Ruge: New to the Toolshed
An original gag cartoon by John Ruge comes to us via eBay sadly lacking its caption. The original drawing shows a young and fashionable urban couple unpacking after a move into their country home. The...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #645
Believe what you see here: my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #646 for the issue of January 7, 2019. The drawing is by Kim Warp."He says he doesn't believe in us either."Note: Last...
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Barbara Shermund: Rules for Skinny Dipping
Truth be told, Barbara Shermund's full color gag cartoon for various family newspapers doesn't look all that different in either style or subject matter from her sexy contributions to Esquire, the...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #5
In this corner...are my entries in the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #5. The drawing is by Tom Toro."No hitting below the snowbelt.""Bowl him over.""Melt him with your smile.""Keep him in his...
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Nancy and Whitney Balliett's Copy of The World of George Price
The World of George Price: A 55-Year Retrospective was published in 1988. In that year of publication George Price inscribed a copy to Nancy and Whitney Balliett. Whitney Balliett was the New Yorker's...
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George Price: Girl-Watching Garb
New Yorker cartoonist George Price was not only the master of depicting cluttered household bric-a-brac, he was also quite skilled in the rendition of inappropriate outerwear. His published cartoon...
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The Otherworldly George Price
What in heaven's name do we have here? An original drawing by George Price just offered last month on eBay raises a lot of questions. A man entertaining in his living room opens up a window and lets in...
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George Price: Asking Directions at the 1964 World's Fair
A family stops to ask directions at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. The original art to this vintage George Price New Yorker cartoon was sold at Illustration House back in 2004. The iconic...
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Blog Post No. 2800: George Price's House Rules
Welcome to the clubhouse! Original New Yorker art from 1935 by George Price was sold on eBay two years ago and they're still going over the club rules. Let's have a look:"But there must be some sort of...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #646
Take some air and enjoy my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #646 for January 14, 2108. The drawing is by Joe Dator."Sandra, forget all this and runaway with me to Aspen."These captions...
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The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons: Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition
The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons (2018) is published in a regular $100 edition (currently discounted to $50 on Amazon) and an $800 deluxe edition with three prints signed respectively by Roz...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #6
Here are my entries in the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #6. The drawing is by Lila Ash."In lieu of a tip, could I borrow some batteries?""My arms hurt. Could I borrow a bicycle?""Next time I'm...
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License Plate for an Emotive Thespian?
Is the pronunciation indicated by this vanity license plate a tad overdemonstrative or does it merely signify a love of great entertainment? The car was spotted just last week in New York, making me...
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Heinrich Kley: Grinning and Bearing It
The spring 2007 auction at Illustration House included a watercolor titled Bear Family Relaxing. We are told it's a satire. Satire, one would think, should be recognizable without having to have it...
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John Norment: Grinning and Bearing It
Contributor Jerome Wrinkle has scanned the original art by cartoonist John Norment (1911-1988) that appeared in an issue of the New York Times Book Review nearly seven decades ago. The cartoon purports...
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John Norment: The Compleat Angler
Contributor Jerome Wrinkle has gone all out to provide us with his favorite gag cartoon on the subject of fishing. The drawing is by John Norment (1911-1988) and it was published in the New York Times...
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John Norment: William Tell
Jerome Wrinkle has contributed scans of another drawing by cartoonist John Norment (1911-1988). He dates this one to the late 1960s or 1970s, perhaps at the time Norment was working for Norcross...
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