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Roz Chast is Outbid on a Charles Addams Scarf
When I manage to lose a must-win eBay auction, I hide my sorrows here on the blog, presenting the sale to the world as objectively as I can with nary a hint, I hope, of the heartbreak it wrought. After...
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The Attempted Bloggery Tenth Anniversary Index
No one has ever said a Google search is the next best thing to Attempted Bloggery's tenth anniversary index, but I'm still hoping. Enjoy.The Attempted Bloggery Index"Never index your own book."--Kurt...
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George Booth: A Song After Dark
Cartoonist George Booth turns 95 tomorrow. That makes today the perfect occasion to enjoy the original art from one of his 1978 New Yorker man-in-the-bathtub cartoons. It was sold at Swann Galleries...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #761
The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #761 is from the issue of June 28, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Sam Hurt."Just don't make any lemonade."03671
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Sight Unseen: Raymond's Copy of Think Good Thoughts About a Pussycat by...
From time to time, if only to amuse and challenge myself, I buy cartoon books sight unseen. Generally, there is something about their description I find alluring enough to be willing to take a risk....
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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #132
All week I've been in training for the CartoonStock Caption Contest #132. My three entries may be seen below. The drawing is by Bob Mankoff."All I did was ask for a juice box.""My trainer still coaches...
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Georg Jensen Sterling Brooch #4
It's unusual to find Georg Jensen's sterling silver brooch #4 anywhere. A rare, early example was sold on eBay late last year with an old GI hallmark, c. 1904-1908, in .826 silver. (Danish silversmiths...
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S. S. Silverman, DDS's Copy of The New Yorker Album of Art & Artists
Carmine Peppe has been head of the editorial make-up department of The New Yorker since 1932.—Brendan GillHere at The New Yorker (1975)Carmine Peppe came to work for The New Yorker's founding editor...
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Lee Lorenz: "Hallelujah! I'm a Bum!"
Contributor David from Manhattan sent me some photos, including close ups, of original New Yorker cartoon art by Lee Lorenz. The drawing was published the year after Lorenz became the magazine's...
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Peter Arno: A Scowl for Morris Weiss
Cartoonist Morris Weiss (1915-2014) must have been a very happy man indeed when he received a specialty drawing from Peter Arno (1904-1968) depicting a wealthy stock character no doubt scowling beneath...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #762
I'm getting dizzy thinking about The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #762 from the issue of July 5, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Drew Dernavich."Promise you're not going to...
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Frank Modell: An Overlooked Ingredient?
“Martinis are the only American invention as perfect as a sonnet.”—H. L. MenckenBut what if the martini is not quite perfect? What if an essential ingredient has been omitted? Is it a case of a...
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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #133
This time I might just have grounds for a claim against the CartoonStock Caption Contest #133. My three entries may be seen below. The drawing is by Leo Cullum (1942-2010)."You nailed it:...
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George Grosz: An Invitation to His First New York Show
In 1939, George Grosz held his first New York show of paintings at the Walker Galleries, located just five blocks to the east of the Art Students League where he taught. He personalized an invitation...
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George Grosz: Signed with Pen and Brush
A presentation signature card by George Grosz measures 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches floating on its matte. The artist's name is somewhat ornately drawn rather than signed as an autograph, accompanied by a...
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George Grosz: Firm Principles
George Grosz's star continues to rise. In 2015 at Christie's New York, his drawing of a "respectable" German couple was offered for sale. The man and woman are depicted upright and stiff, walking side...
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Charles Addams: Old Master or Modern Master?
Sixty years after its first publication, Christie's put a classic New Yorker original cartoon by Charles Addams up on the auction block. Failing to note where and when it was published, Christie's...
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Samuel D. Erhart: Take Me Up to the Ball Game
To celebrate Major League Baseball's All-Star break, let's have a look at an original 1911 illustration from Puck by Samuel D. Erhart (1862-1937) about America's pastime. At lower left a pair of boys...
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Rowland Emett for the Hotel Benson
In 1962, Rowland Emett illustrated an ad for the Hotel Benson that appeared in The New Yorker and perhaps elsewhere. "Breaking through the Benson Wall" allows one, the copy explains, to win a...
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Leo Cullum: Practical Downsizing
Original 1997 New Yorker cartoon art by Leo Cullum (1942-2010) explores the making of unpleasant business decisions. It's alarming, it's dark, and it's probably closer to the truth than we'd care to...
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