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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #683
Rise up to my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #683 for the issue of October 28, 2019. The cave drawing is by Liza Donnelly."Be sure to admire the stairs. They invented them."These...
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Edward Gorey: I Love a Mystery Week 1978
In 1978 I Love a Mystery Week was celebrated by the Second International Conference of Crime Writers. The event's picture book, limited to 800 copies, contains photographs by Jiro Kimura and bears a...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #47
A scary trick-or-treater is the subject of the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #47. I submitted six captions. The drawing is by Bob Eckstein"Next year, try something less frightening.""This is just...
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Ben Wicks: Trick or Treat?
A cartoon from 1963 serves to remind us of the importance of staying safe on Halloween. Dick Buchanan submitted this scan to Attempted Bloggery. He writes that "Ben Wicks was a Canadian and celebrated...
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Patrick McDonnell: Mutts Art for Megan
Patrick McDonnell introduced the comic strip Mutts twenty-five years ago. His standard souvenir drawing includes the heads of both the dog Earl and the cat Mooch. A typical example dedicated to someone...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #684
Have a seat at the conference table and review my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #684 for the issue of November 4, 2019. The drawing is by Mick Stevens."Who's up for a little show and...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #48
A vacuum cleaner sitting on the mantelpiece is the subject of the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #48. The drawing is by Christopher Weyant."It's a house gift from Jeff Koons.""It cleans up real...
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The Art of Nothing: Patrick McDonnell and Chip Kidd at the Society of...
On Wednesday evening at the Society of Illustrators, designer Chip Kidd and cartoonist Patrick McDonnell discussed The Art of Nothing: 25 Years of Mutts and the Art of Patrick McDonnell.Chip Kidd and...
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Marie Severin: Not Brand Echh
Original art pencilled by Marie Severin from the Marvel comic book Not Brand Echh was exhibited in October 2018 at the Society of Illustrators. Marvel used to refer to its main rival as Brand Echh,...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #685
Don't be startled by my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #685 for the issue of November 11, 2019. The drawing is by Benjamin Schwartz."The good news is we haven't started a forest...
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Edward's Copy of The Adventures of Superman by George Lowther
Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1 in 1938. His first appearance in a novel followed just four years later in 1942. The Adventures of Superman was written by George Lowther and illustrated by...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #49
A new three-caption limit is supposedly in place for the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #49, although as I noted last week the rollout of this unnecessary restriction on contestant creativity was...
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Georg Jensen Brooch #69 with Blue Sapphire
Georg Jensen's brooch design #69 isn't all that frequently encountered today. I know of only a handful of examples, each predating the Second World War. One, just sold on eBay in September, reportedly...
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Gahan Wilson: The Very Few
My friend Jerome Wrinkle has contributed scans of an original New Yorker cartoon by Gahan Wilson. Those who have come to know Mr. Wilson's art will not be surprised at how beautifully the drawing is...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #686
You may now sit in judgment upon my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #686 for November 18, 2019. The drawing is by Christopher Weyant."He always wanted to rule the roost."These captions...
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Maurice Sendak: 1991 CARE World Hunger Crusade Signed Poster
In 1991 illustrator Maurice Sendak became the second artist to create a poster for CARE's World Hunger Crusade, Jim Dine having been the first. The poster depicts a healthy baby seated outdoors among...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #50
A snowman army is the subject of the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #50 according to the filename on the cartoon image. I'd call it more of a snowman royal court. I came up with only two captions...
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Maurice Sendak: A Little Giant Sticks His Tongue Out
I am not at all familiar with Maurice Sendak'sDie Geschichte von den sieben kleinen Riesen or The Story of the Seven Little Giants (1975)—with Giants later translated as Monsters in the first English...
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Maurice Sendak: Thanks for the Brownies!
What sort of food should one offer an illustrator? Let's take a look at the case for brownies. Exhibit A is a souvenir sketch by Maurice Sendak of a Wild Thing inscribed with the artist's thanks. It...
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William's Copy of The Love for Three Oranges by Frank Corsaro and Maurice Sendak
In 2012 a rare copy of The Love for Three Oranges: The Glyndebourne Version by Frank Corsaro with stage and costume designs by Maurice Sendak was offered for sale on eBay. It was personalized to one...
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