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Maurice Sendak's Oz: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration
In 2000, Maurice Sendak channeled the style of Oz illustrator W. W. Denslow to help celebrate the centennial of L. Frank Baum's Oz books. Sendak's finished art was appeared on the cover of Oz: The...
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Oz: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration Deluxe Edition
The deluxe limited edition of Oz: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration is signed by an impressive array of thirty leading children's book authors and illustrators including cover artist Maurice...
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Lászlo Roth: Making the Diagnosis
Jeff Nelson has uncovered one final late Esquire cartoon by Lászlo Roth, one that seems to avoid mixed media and, to a large degree, color. Jeff writes, "By this point in 1958, Esquire had cut way, way...
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Eldon Dedini's Bedtime Story
It seems fairy tales are always being rewritten to meet the needs of the day. Here's cartoonist Eldon Dedini in the August 1952 Esquire with a new version of the happy ending."And then she got a...
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Eldon Dedini: A Big Head
A 1982 cartoon by Eldon Dedini currently on the market depicts a Middle Eastern guide showing a recently unearthed ancient sculpture of a human head to an American tourist couple. The seller calls it a...
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Rea Irvin: Striking a Match
A watercolor painting by New Yorker artist Rea Irvin (1881-1972) is currently listed on eBay for $1800. The tropical setting indicates it was created in the Virgin Islands, very likely during Irvin's...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #769
I couldn't quite sink my teeth into The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #769 from to the issue of August 30, 2021. My bookish caption is shown below. The drawing is by Kaamran Hafeez."Folks had...
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James Stevenson: An Upstanding Animal
An original New Yorker drawing dating from 1982 was sold this past weekend in Indianapolis. In it, James Stevenson (1929-2017) uses perspective, light, and shade to create a wholly plausible setting...
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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #137
Will CartoonStock Caption#137 finally bring me luck? Don't bet on it. My three entries may be seen below. The drawing is by Vaughan Tomlinson."Is it lucky to have a sore neck?""Do you think it's too...
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Arthur Rackham: Jack's Giant Falls
At the conclusion of the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk," the giant falls to his death. Arthur Rackham's illustration of the subject is of uncertain date. It was first published in Arthur Rackham's...
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Cape Cod 2021: Welcome to Chatham
I took these photographs during my travels in Cape Cod during the summer of 2021. With international tourism still somewhat problematic, people had returned to the Cape in great numbers. Parking spaces...
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Cape Cod 2021: Cape Escape
Cape Escape is a miniature golf course located in Orleans.Cape Escape, OrleansCape Escape, OrleansCape Escape, OrleansLocal wildlife:Rabbit, ChathamLocal dining:Wild Goose Tavern, ChathamThe First...
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Cape Cod 2021: Provincetown
Cases of COVID-19 were on the rise in Provincetown this summer, and it made the television news. On July 15, the day when these photographs were taken, a bus was in the town center to administer...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #770
I tried to reach new heights with my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #770 from the issue of September 6, 2021. My surefooted caption is shown below. The drawing is by P. C. Vey."When do...
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Cape Cod 2021: Sunset in Wellfleet
Dinner at Mac's Shack brought us to Wellfleet on July 16, 2021. The sunset was just an added bonus.Mac's ShackMac's on the PierThe Wellfleet Town Pier03742
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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #138
Something funny is going on over at the Pearly Gates in the CartoonStock Caption Contest #138. My three entries may be seen below. The drawing is by David Borchart."Why can't I be in front for just...
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Cape Cod 2021: Harwich Port
What better way to spend an afternoon in the Cape than to take a walk through town? That's what I did on August 11 in Harwich Port. I figured I might as well take a few photographs along the way to...
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Cape Cod 2021: Nauset Beach
No one could accuse Cape Cod's beach administrators of ignoring the hazard posed by sharks. These photographs were taken late in the day on August 12, 2021. After the beach, my group headed over to the...
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Cape Cod 2021: The Chatham Fish Pier
The Chatham Fish Pier is always worth a visit. In recent years, the harbor seal population has gone up and more of the seals have come close to the shore, occasionally luring sharks. The seals come to...
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Cape Cod 2021: License Plate for the Trip Home
For me, it's always a sad thing to leave Cape Cod. While driving over the Sagamore Bridge, I spotted this license plate and had it photographed by an obliging front seat passenger."ROADLEY"Virginia...
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