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Colgate University 2023
I visited Colgate University in Hamilton, New York for Reunion Weekend and took a few photos of the beautiful campus. Like the alumni, the grounds have maintained their good looks.Payne CreekThe Willow...
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Richard's Copy of I Leonardo by Ralph Steadman
Ralph Steadman can draw pretty much anything; his I Leonardo from 1983 can by itself stand as proof of his technical mastery if one needed any. Richard's copy, which changed hands recently on AbeBooks,...
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Ronald Searle's Backlog
A typed 1950 letter from British illustrator Ronald Searle (1920-2011) to author and, later, publisher Jon Wynne-Tyson (1924-2020) thanks the writer for the opportunity to illustrate his collection of...
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Frank Modell: Home of the Smythes
Cartoonist Frank Modell's drawing of the Smythe home, with its distinctive front yard sign, went up on the auction block yesterday in Stamford. The presale estimate for the framed piece was $50 to...
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W. Heath Robinson: It Was Snowing Horribly from Beauty and the Beast
Published in 1921, W. Heath Robinson's original book illustration It Was Snowing Horribly appeared in the book Charles Perrault's Old-Time Stories. The black-and-white illustration shows a traveler on...
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Charles Addams's First Published Cartoon?
An eBay listing offers a rare 1927 Westfield High School yearbook, the Weather Vane. The eBay seller contends that it holds Charles Addams's first published cartoon, a plausible enough statement. This...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #853
I went out to sea with The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #853 from the issue of June 12, 2023. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Sam Marlow."She's going under—too many holes."04347
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Dali Draws Harpo
Surrealist Salvador Dali made a pencil drawing of comedian Harpo Marx in February of 1937. Harpo did not get to keep the art, but he was rewarded with a signed print inscribed by the artist. The...
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Jack's Copy of Helen E. Hokinson's When Were YOU Built?
Helen E. Hokinson's collection of New Yorker cartoons, When Were You Built?, was published in October of 1948. It was popular enough to go into a second printing that November. Etsy currently offers a...
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George Booth: Five Postcards for Neiman Marcus
Five postcards by New Yorker cartoonist George Booth created in 1994 and 1995 promoted various sales at Neiman Marcus:Â the trademarked First Call, the spring clearance, the summer sale, and the end of...
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Saul Steinberg: Three Landscape Views
An untitled 1970 work by Saul Steinberg was given by the artist in December of 1971 to Barbara Nicholls, then assistant to The New Yorker's cartoon editor James Geraghty. Later she became a gallerist...
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Tony's Copy of Wimbledon Green by Seth
It seems pretty clear that the MSU Comics Forum in Lansing, Michigan held on February 22 and 23, 2019 was a great venue for obtaining signed books from Seth with original sketches. Seth was the first...
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Bad Day
A collision occurred in Manhattan this morning at 11:23 right in the intersection of 11th Avenue and 41st Street. Apparently, no one was injured as both drivers briefly got out of their cars. Still,...
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Manhattan 2023: The High Line
Yesterday I made my first visit to the High Line, a park built on the former site of an elevated New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan. The once-dilapidated structure has been...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #854
I tried to keep my head above water for The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #854 from the issue of June 19, 2023. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by Mike Twohy."I'm sticking it to the man....
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Whitney Darrow, Jr.: Class Visit to The Luncheon on the Grass
Edouard Manet's masterpiece Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, or The Luncheon on the Grass, features prominently in a 1957 cartoon by Whitney Darrow, Jr., published in The New Yorker. Darrow's drawing is not...
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Jazz Musicians: Arthur Getz Original New Yorker Cover Art
Arthur Getz'sNew Yorker cover of January 4, 1958 depicts a trio of jazz musicians performing. The original art was sold at auction on Sunday in New York. The presale estimate was $2,000 to $4,000. It...
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Helmut Newton: Scene from Pina Bausch's Ballet "The Legend of Virginity"
If memory serves—and it doesn't always—Helmut Newton's 1983 photograph of a scene from Pina Bausch's ballet The Legend of Virginity (Die Keuschheitslegende) was published in the first issue of the...
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Peter Arno: "I Refuse, Madam!"
What better way to welcome in the summer than with a seasonally appropriate vintage Peter Arno cartoon original? The work of the American New Yorker cartoonist was offered for sale Wednesday at Lyon...
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