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License Plate on the Road to Happiness?
Sometimes one can surmise quite a lot about a driver by his car's license plate. This automobile, for example, recently spotted on the highway, no doubt belongs to a driver who is seeking...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #777
It's time to "Dive! Dive! Dive!" into The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #777 from the issue of October 25, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Felipe Galindo, but his military code...
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Sylvan Byck's Copy of Alex Atkinson and Ronald Searle's By Rocking-Chair...
In the late 1970s I had the good fortune to pay a visit to King Features Syndicate in Manhattan. I remember the open floor plan allowed me to see what some of the people working at drafting tables...
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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #141
If over the course of two weeks I had trouble finding my way to the CartoonStock Caption Contest #141, I have no one but myself to blame. My three well-camouflaged captions are shown below....
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Helen E. Hokinson: The Gypsy Blue-Plate Special
Does one say special blue plate or blue-plate special? I've never heard anyone say "special blue plate," but the generally scrupulous editors of The New Yorker chose this syntax for the caption of a...
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Gahan Wilson: Isaac Asimov's Sherlockian Limericks
A signed and numbered color print by Gahan Wilson (1930-2019) recently made the rounds on eBay, selling for a discounted $63.75. The seller failed to identify the subjects of the print: science fiction...
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Helen E. Hokinson: The Gypsy Blue-Plate Special
Does one say special blue plate or blue-plate special? I've never heard anyone say "special blue plate," but the generally scrupulous editors of The New Yorker chose this syntax for the caption of a...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #778
It's time to join the police procedural in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #778 from the issue of November 1, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Drew Dernavich. "We just can't...
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A Charles E. Martin Cartoon Self-Portrait
Charles E. Martin (1910-1995) created many cartoons, covers, and spot drawings for The New Yorker. He signed most of his work for the magazine with the initials C.E.M. His cartoon self-portrait offered...
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Ed Arno: Self-Portrait on a First Day Cover
Some time in the final decade of his life, cartoonist Ed Arno (1916-2008) signed a first day cover of the U.S. Space Discovery issue. He added a small self-portrait in profile. The space stamp, of...
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William Steig: Signed in 1945 by the Author of Shrek!
Dealers sometimes try to enhance the value of celebrity autographs by framing them alongside compelling visual images, generally photographs or printed matter. So in some way it makes perfect sense...
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French Laundry: S. J. Perelman and Victoria Roberts
In the December 12, 1954 issue of the New York Times Magazine,Robert Trumbull's"Portrait of a Symbol Named Nehru" appeared. Trumbull was finishing up seven years as the Times's Indian correspondent. In...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #779
No animals were harmed in the making of The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #779 from the issue of November 8, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Mick Stevens. "You should have said...
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Ronald Searle: Royalty Reading the Times
In the mid-1980s, readers of the Sunday Times Magazine section were treated to a delightful full-page color ad campaign illustrated by Ronald Searle. With the recurring slogan "There's no Times like...
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The CartoonStock Caption Contest #142
It's time to play in the CartoonStock Caption Contest #142. My three captions are shown below. The drawing is by Dan Misdea."But I'm not ready to take an oasis.""We're stuck here unless that purse...
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Blog Post No. 3800: Good Provider Cartoons in The New Yorker
Kudos to those hardworking individuals who can ensure that their families are well-taken care of. Daniel H. Borinsky has done his homework on the subject, rounding up the appearances of such successful...
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Gardner Rea: No Longer a Good Provider
In yesterday's post, we saw New Yorker cartoonists from the 1950s to the 1980s play with the definition of what it means to be a "good provider." A much earlier 1927 New Yorker drawing by cartoonist...
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Ronald Searle: An Autographed Card
An autographed card with a drawing of a woman's head and neck was signed by Ronald Searle and dated January of 1960. Removed from its matte, it was sold over the summer on eBay by a seller who asserts...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #780
It's time to sink into The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #780 from the issue of November 15, 2021. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Pia Guerra and Ian Boothby. "I tell you, it's a...
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Hermès Belles Amures Scarf
The Belles Amures silk scarf was designed by Loïc Dubigeon for Hermès in 2002. The scarf features sailing ships, lighthouses, and the points of a compass. There are also some nautical knots. The scarf...
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