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J. D. Salinger Signed New Yorker Short Stories
An eBay listing from a year ago included two copies of The New Yorker containing short stories by J. D. Salinger, each signed by the author. The stories, "Just Before the War with the Eskimos" (June 5,...
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William Steig: On Background
An original cartoon by William Steig was sold yesterday at auction in Avon, Connecticut. The setting is an artist's studio. A self-confident metropolitan man in a three-piece suit sits for a portrait...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #758
There are encouraging signs of the pandemic beginning to resolve in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #758 from the issue of June 7, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Tom...
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Athlete Admissions: Whitney Darrow, Jr., On Campus with Max Shulman
Humorist Max Shulman, is best known as the author of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1951), the basis for the popular television show (1959-1963), and Rally Round the Flag, Boys! (1957), the basis for...
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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #129
I've been busy practicing for the CartoonStock Caption Contest #129. My three entries may be seen below. The musical drawing is by Carolita Johnson. "Please hear out my overture.""I'm about to sweeten...
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Al Hirschfeld Slabbed
It happened to currency, coins, and comic books, so it should be little surprise that autographs nowadays are being authenticated and slabbed. They are not being graded for condition, apparently, as...
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License Plate for a Math Teacher?
This license plate was spotted parked on the Cartesian plane."X AXIS"New Jersey state license plate03654
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Charles Barsotti: New Yorker Cartoon Pajamas from Sleepy Jones
For those still looking for just the right Father's Day gift, Sleepy Jones offers men's pajamas decorated with twelve classic New Yorker dog cartoons by Charles Barsotti (1933-2014). The pajamas are...
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The Nelson Line New Yorker Collection for 2021
For several years now the Nelson Line has licensed New Yorker cartoon and cover art for use in gifts, cards, and stationery. Products include trinket trays, coaster sets, note pads, journals, wine...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #759
I'm afraid I was a bit lost at sea with The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #759 from the issue of June 14, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Paul Noth."This ruined my deal with...
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A Donald Duck Drawing Signed by Walt Disney
The drawing is listed with Raptis Rare Books of Palm Beach. In it, the irascible Donald Duck stands with his fists—birds have fists?—clenched in a posture of anger. The watercolor is well-executed and...
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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #130
The CartoonStock Caption Contest #130 has been keeping me up at night. My three entries may be seen below. The drawing is by Mick Stevens. "Looks like another informed American voter.""Sand's just not...
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Maurice Sendak: Wild Things Are Happening, Part 3
Maurice Sendak did not, as far as I'm aware, sell any of his original book illustrations, but advertising art was quite another matter. Original storyboard art from Bell Atlantic's "Wild Things Are...
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How Al Hirschfeld Sent His Artwork to the Times
Al Hirschfeld drew big and he sent his big theater caricatures to the New York Times in big envelopes. He addressed such envelopes to Arts & Leisure art director Andrea Stevens on the third floor...
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Stephen Kroninger's Copy of The World of Hirschfeld
Caricaturist Al Hirschfeld'sThe World of Hirschfeld was published in 1970. On July 18, 1998, illustrator Stephen Kroninger brought him a copy of the book to sign. Hirschfeld more than complied. He...
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Stephen Kroninger's Copy of Harlem As Seen By Hirschfeld
Harlem As Seen By Hirschfeld was first published in 1941 with art by Al Hirschfeld and text by William Saroyan. More than half a century later, collagist Stephen Kroningerhad Hirschfeld sign his copy...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #760
I may have lost my appetite over The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #760 from the issue of June 21, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Frank Cotham."Are you sure you want...
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Scott Burns's Copy of Manhattan Oases by Al Hirschfeld
I wrapped up my Al Hirschfeld posts neatly and tied them with a bow on Sunday well in time for his birthday, which fell yesterday, on Monday. Yet after ten years of writing this blog, I continue to be...
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Ten Years of Bloggery: Eustace Tilley, Esq.
Ordinarily, when the anniversary of my blog rolls around, I post an updated version of the index—yes, this blog has an index—and bask for a day in the sunshine of my old keyword links. I'll probably do...
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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #131
I just couldn't work up much of an appetite for the CartoonStock Caption Contest #131. My three entries may be seen below. To my credit, I submitted only the first two. The drawing is by Joe Dator."If...
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