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Signed by Garrett Price
This should be an easy question. What's the chief selling point of a signed book? Presumably it's the signature, yes? So if you're selling a rare signed book on, say, eBay, wouldn't it be smart to...
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Signed by Five New Yorker Cartoonists
The New Yorker Album of Drawings 1925-1975 was the first New Yorker collection I ever purchased. The hardcover volume sold for about $15 and I had to make a very deliberate decision to commit that...
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Signed and Inscribed by Ronald Searle
An author's signature in a book is desirable, but by itself it tells little of the circumstances under which it was obtained. An inscription can add a bit of color to the story behind the signing,...
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Bookplate Signed by Roz Chast
Authors can't always make it to far-flung bookshops for signings. To help meet demand in this situation, many popular writers resort to the bookplate. The author signs a number of bookplates and has...
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Bookplate Signed and Numbered by R. Crumb
Using a signed and numbered bookplate as a substitute for a printed limitation page strikes one as an intentionally unimpressive way to create a limited edition book. Many limited editions use...
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Bookplate Signed and Sketched Upon by David Levine
David Levine has not only signed a bookplate, he's drawn a caricature of a pen as well. This bookplate has never found its way into a book, but presumably that is what it was intended for. It is an...
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David Levine's Concurrent Time and Newsweek Covers
In yesterday's post, a biographical tidbit found on eBay stated that David Levine once produced caricatures for the covers of both Time and Newsweek during the same week, and that neither magazine knew...
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Jack Davis and the Circle of Blame
Jack Davissupplied the artwork for numerous Time magazine covers. Here is one with a lot of finger-pointing. The April 30, 1973 cover refers to the great Watergate scandal in the Nixon White House. At...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #391
Here is my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #391 for August 12, 2013. The cartoon is by Frank Cotham. The caption is mine."You're late."A few other ideas of mine that I did not submit,...
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Pogo: Lessons in Being a Dog
Original artwork for Walt Kelly'sPogo comic strip generally demonstrates superb pen and ink technique. Here Beauregard Bugleboy asks Albert Alligator, "How would you like to take lessons in being a...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: "If I Go to Mars"
In the original artwork for this Pogo strip from 1966 by Walt Kelly, Peanie Brickle explains to Howland Owl that if he goes to Mars, he'll have to take flying lessons. Putting an owl and an elephant...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: Silent Partner
Albert Alligator comes down with laryngitis in these two daily Pogo strips by Walt Kelly. Howland Owl, who has scripted Albert's entire day, is just fine with this.Walt Kelly, Original Artwork for...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: Taking Over the White House
In a 1960 Pogo comic strip by Walt Kelly, Fremount's mother explains to Pogo some ambitious plans for taking over the White House and then actually moving the executive mansion. The 1960 Presidential...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: "Boom is How it Goes"
Like many of Walt Kelly's Pogo comic strips, the subject matter of this 1956 Sunday strip seems directly related to the militarism of the Cold War. Pogo strips are always well-drawn but looking at this...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: Climbing the Wrong Mountain
In this original comic strip art for Walt Kelly'sPogo, Pogo Possum and Porky Pine are seen climbing a mountain, only it's the wrong one. It's a good thing they begin their descent right away.Walt...
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Walt Kelly 1966 Press File Photo
Walt Kelly (1913-1973) is the creator of the Pogo comic strip. This Associated Press file photo of Kelly was taken in 1966 and run on the occasion of his death at the age of 60 in 1973. Today is...
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Pogo: "How Does One Git Down Off'n this Planet?"
Walt Kelly'sPogo comic strip never fails to surprise. Just when you think the conversation is turning serious, an old joke rears its head. This original artwork is from 1967, but I'm fairly certain the...
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Pogo: Welcome to the Beginning by Walt Kelly
Today, August 25, is the centennial of Walt Kelly, the creator of the celebrated Pogo comic strip. His book Pogo: Welcome to the Beginning was published in 1965 for the Neighborhood Youth Corps, a...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: "Last Name First"
Yesterday was Pogo creator Walt Kelly's one-hundredth birthday. Or should I say Kelly, Walt? I'm afraid it's all rather perplexing.Walt Kelly, Original Artwork for Pogo, June 4,...
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Gaudeamus Igitur
In an annual rite of passage, eager college freshmen are moving into dormitories on campuses all over the country. This raises a concern, namely, are they prepared musically for the oldest college...
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