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William Steig: Nine Caricatures
A sheet of drawings, called Nine Caricatures by the auction house Bonhams, was given by the artist William Steig to educator Morton Schindel, the founder of Weston Woods Studios. Schindel produced the...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #110
I'd like to propose a toast to the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #110. I wasn't able to submit my three captions this week owing to last week's contest ending early and my going ahead with my...
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Michael Foreman: Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead
I've always admired Michael Foreman's watercolor technique. Here he illustrates a familiar scene:Michael ForemanChris Beetles, Ltd., listingaccessed January 20,...
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Carmen and Michel Cassé's Copy of Les chats de Searle
In 1967, illustrator Ronald Searle published a series of humorous wash drawings, each with a touch of color, on the subject of cats. Searle's Cats was a success, and in 1967 and 1968 Searle followed it...
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More Cartoon Books from the Collection of Newton Brand, Jr.
Back on September 25, we saw the copy of Warren Miller'sPrince and Mrs. Charming (1970) that belonged to Texas banker Newton Brand, Jr. (1929-2011). It is signed and inscribed by Miller with an...
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James Thurber Scarf: Dogs in the Garden
A scarf with images of James Thurber's dogs in a garden is the third such design we have seen based on Thurber's dogs. The label is unknown, but the best candidates would seem to be Richard A. Farrar...
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James Thurber: Dogs with Falling Leaves Scarf
"Dogs are now saying 'scarf' when they bark." That advertising copy seems cringeworthy today, but the design of the scarf itself, which includes a James Thurber dog sitting and watching the leaves...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #741
Let's raise a glass to my entry, below, in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #741 for January 25, 2021. The drawing is by Michael Maslin."Once you start using them, you see them everywhere."08316
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In Praise of Understatement: Gahan Wilson and Derek Evernden
Most people, when they think of cartoonist Gahan Wilson, do not consider him a master of understatement. But if we pair a cartoon of his, probably from Playboy, with a contemporary Bogart Creek panel...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #111
It isn't the Ministry of Silly Walks, it's the Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #111. My three entries are below. The drawing is by Teresa Burns Parkhurst."Lunge at ME when I'm talking to you.""Your...
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Newton Brand, Jr.,'s Copy of Omnibooth: The Best of George Booth
Newton Brand, Jr., was a Texas banker who, we have seen, collected cartoon books drawn in and signed by preeminent New Yorker cartoonists. It seems likely he built his collection over time from a...
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Thoughts of the Sportsman: Charles Addams and Lee Lorenz
An original Charles Addams bowling cartoon from 1962 was sold yesterday at Swann Auction Galleries in New York. The New Yorker drawing gives us an unusual insight into the thoughts of the bowler. Is...
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Frank Modell's Unknown Citizen
Frank Modell'sNew Yorker cartoon of November 7, 1977 uses simple lines and shading to make its point. There is no caption but the two words on the pedestal of the statue say all that needs saying. The...
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Roz Chast's Susan D.: The Woman Without a Heyday
A friend writes:I want to tell you about my greatest collecting regret when I let a work by the great cartoonist Roz Chast slip through my fingers. It was in the late '80's I encountered a selection of...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #742
My entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #742 for February 1, 2021 may be a bit overdone. The drawing is by Tim Hamilton."Idiot! I said in front of the Manet."These captions were not accepted...
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Mimi Detering's Copy of Edward Koren's Do You Want To Talk About It?
How and where Houston rare bookseller Mimi Detering obtained her copy of Edward Koren's Do You Want To Talk About It? (1976) we can't say with any certainty. The drawing on the front free endpaper...
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The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #112
The Cartoon Collections Caption Contest #112 asks the burning question of the day, what did the panini press say to the toaster? My three answers are below. The drawing is by E. S. Glenn, who evidently...
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License Plate for the Whole Person?
Seen driving around in its totality:"BODYSOUL"New York State license plate03526
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George Booth: Isn't Love Irresistible?
Founded in 1826, Lord & Taylor is the nation's oldest department store. It is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and undergoing liquidation of its remaining stores. Its prestigious name will remain...
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Guy Anderson's Copy of Rehearsal's Off! by George Booth
David from Manhattan writes with a photo of a very special copy of a 1976 collection by New Yorker cartoonist George Booth.The attached is the front free endpaper for Rehearsal's Off! According to...
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