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A Loetz Vase of Unknown Decor
Every Loetz art glass piece has a form—its shape—and a decor—its surface decoration. A vase sold on October 15 by ACES Gallery of Stamford reportedly has been the property of a Briarcliff family for...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #871
For Halloween we have a witch, a cauldron and a smart phone. Welcome to The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #871 from the issue of October 23, 2023. My caption is shown below. The drawing is by E....
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The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker Signed by Four
A copy of The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker (2004) is signed by cartoonists Danny Shanahan, Liza Donnelly, Peter Steiner, and Michael Maslin. The signing was held at Merritt Books, formerly of...
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Saul Steinberg: A Profile of Sigrid Spaeth
Sigrid Spaeth (1936-1996) was a German artist and designer who became the mistress of artist Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) from 1960 until her suicide. A Steinberg drawing originally from her estate is...
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Mischa Richter: A Duel at Dawn
A wordless New Yorker cartoon original by Mischa Richter was sold on eBay in June. The drawing garnered unusually strong bidder interest and fetched a very good price.Mischa RichterOriginal artThe New...
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Michel and Carmen Cassé's Copy of Ronald Searle dans Le Monde
Michel Cassé was illustrator Ronald Searle's lithographer. Cassé's wife Carmen managed a Paris art gallery which showed artist's prints from her husband's press, including Searle's lithographs. When...
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Ronald Searle: Mr. Lemon Hart Conducts
Ronald Searle's 1950's-era British advertising campaign for Lemon Hart Rum was extremely successful. His illustrations featured Mr. Lemon Hart, easily recognized by his elongated limbs and his...
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My Entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for Fall 2023
Moment magazine's Cartoon Caption Contest for the Fall 2023 issue depicts an older Orthodox Jewish men reading the Torah on the subway. The woman sitting next to him is speaking. My seven submitted...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #872
Two well-dressed Brontosauruses are out at a nice dinner. Or are they two Apatosauruses? Sauropod taxonomists can have a field day with The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #872 from the issue of...
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My Copy of Dan Misdea's The Light Inside
I was pleased to run into New Yorker cartoonist Dan Misdea at the Princeton Children's Book Festival on October 7. Several of his caption contest cartoons have appeared here on the blog. His new book...
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My Copy—and Others—of The Super Hero's Journey by Patrick McDonnell
At the Princeton Children's Book Festival on October 7, Mutts comic strip artist Patrick McDonnell signed copies of his new Marvel Comics memoir The Super Hero's Journey (New York: Abrams Comic Arts,...
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Arranging Flowers Helen E. Hokinson Proposed New Yorker Cover Art
From an auction house in Woodbury, Connecticut comes a rough watercolor illustration attributed to The New Yorker's Helen E. Hokinson (1893-1949). The interior scene shows two women, a matron and her...
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MDLInx Comic Consult #12
The MDLinx Comic Consult is a caption contest open only to doctors with a sense of humor. Prizes are a $100 Amazon gift card for first place, and $50 gift cards for up to four runners up. This is...
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Mischa Richter: A Fine Speech
Original cartoon art by Mischa Richter published in The New Yorker of December 22, 1975 was sold on eBay this past summer. Washington politicians are certainly ripe targets for political satire in any...
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Ima Rosada's Copy of Monster Rally by Charles Addams
In 1956, Ima Rosada purchased a home on Quiogue Point in Southampton Town. The following year New Yorker cartoonist Charles Addams was her houseguest. He presented his hostess with a personalized copy...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #873
Is that Mr. Potato Head on the doctor's examining table again? I feel as if I've already given The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #873 from the issue of November 6, 2023 the old college try. Maybe...
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A Kindred Soul 2.0
What is the world coming to? On Friday, someone left an unusual comment on one of my posts, last week's New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest here. It offers me, of all people, the chance to collaborate...
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Charles Addams: The Royal Canadian Mountie Gets His Man?
Collectors of original art by Charles Addams were presented with an unusual opportunity at Doyle New York yesterday. A drawing of his is set at a picnic in the Canadian mountains. A Royal Canadian...
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Peter Arno: Protecting Sutton Place
The day after Pearl Harbor the US declared war on Japan and, soon after, on December 11, 1941, Germany declared war on the US and the Congress reciprocated. Civil defense was on everyone's mind on the...
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Peter Arno's Floor Show
Peter Arno (1904-1968) came of age in the Prohibition Era, frequenting nightclubs and speakeasies. His 1953 New Yorker cartoon sold on Tuesday at Doyle New York seems to evoke an earlier time."I'm...
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