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The Waterproof Whitney Darrow, Jr.
Whitney Darrow, Jr.'s mermaid loves the water but she also appreciates keeping her Premium Saltines dry. Or, as she puts it, "I may be all wet but my PREMIUM SALTINES stay dry in the re-closable,...
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Richard Oldden: Fighting Over a Fish
An alert mermaid armed with a fly swatter is prepared to defend her fish from marauding seagulls in this original drawing by cartoonist Richard Oldden. It was originally folded and mailed in a...
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Richard Oldden's Nursing Mermaid
Richard Oldden's drawing of a nursing mermaid was sold on eBay in January for $79. It is from the collection of Jackie Mack, a "Laguna Beach Legend" I haven't heard of. It was sold with another Oldden...
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Babe Ruth's 1923 New York Yankees World Championship Watch
My mother passed away on December 22, 2013. Today would have been her 80th birthday. Born in the Bronx, she was a lifelong fan of the New York Yankees. She would be delighted to have this year's home...
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Charlie Brown at MoCCA Fest
This year's MoCCA Arts Fest featured a very special attraction. It was the Charlie Brown character balloon, on loan from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was great to be able to see the Peanuts...
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Carlos Danger: Original New Yorker Cover Art by John Cuneo
Last weekend's MoCCA Arts Fest included one example of original New Yorker cover art in the MoCCA Gallery. It was last year's "Carlos Danger" cover by John Cuneo and it came from the collection of the...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #422--Almost
For the second week in a row, I have forgotten to submit my entry to the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest. I don't even have an excuse other than forgetfulness. My captions have only a very slight...
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Standing Room Only: Constantin Alajalov New Yorker Cover Art
I'd love to claim credit for the "Standing Room Only" title of this New Yorker cover art by Constantin Alajalov, but it isn't mine. Someone at Swann Galleries came up with it, I suppose, when the...
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Mixed Reactions: Constantin Alajalov New Yorker Cover Art
Constantin Alajalov'sNew Yorker cover for the week of March 21, 1936 is surely a bit of an oddity. The piano recital, on the surface, is unlike any we have seen. The performer is bent over the piano...
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The Dream House: Constantin Alajalov New Yorker Cover Art
Sure, Constantin Alajalov'sNew Yorker cover of May 15, 1954 is in its essence a comment on postwar real estate development, but it doesn't depict a typical suburban tract. Instead, we get to see this...
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From the Library of Charles Dana Gibson
It's National Library Week! By all means support your local library, but let's not neglect our private, personal libraries. There's no sanctuary like a room filled with books. Here's an illustration by...
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More from the Library of Ronald Searle
This fanciful drawing by Ronald Searle was created on an envelope for a charity auction. The auction was conducted on eBay back in 2007, but I don't believe it's been seen anywhere online since then....
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Dept. of Understatement
The following Newsbreak was published in the New Yorker in 1956 and is today rescued from obscurity here in honor of Tax Day. Sixty years ago, Barium Steel was a Fortune 500 company. Now it seems to be...
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My Moment with Bob Mankoff
Last month I attended a signing event at a Manhattan Barnes & Noble for Bob Mankoff's new memoir How about Never--Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons. This is the first time I got to see...
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Liana Finck's A Bintel Brief
One of the pleasures of this month's MoCCA Fest was meeting New Yorker cartoonist and first-time graphic novelist Liana Finck. She had copies of her soon-to-be-published book A Bintel Brief with her....
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Shore Leave: Constantin Alajálov New Yorker Cover Art
In 1945, merely a couple of weeks after Victory in Europe Day, the New Yorker published this cover art by the gifted Russian artist Constantin Alajálov. The artwork was just sold on eBay for $5,000....
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #423
Those concerned about my declining prospects in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest can breathe a sigh of relief that after two weeks of inexplicable flightiness I now have resumed my customary...
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Constantin Alajálov's Easter Bonnet
The illustrator Constantin Alajálov created the New Yorker's charming 1946 Easter cover. Hours before dawn, there is a single light on at the bedroom vanity....Constantin Alajálov, The New Yorker,...
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Fatigue Duty: Constantin Alajálov Preliminary New Yorker Cover Art
Comparing preliminary with published versions of New Yorker cover artwork allows one to infer the kinds of changes requested by the magazine's editors. Of course, some changes might have been made...
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Earth Day with Asterix and Obelix
Happy Earth Day! Asterix the Gaul and Obelix dominate the Eastern hemisphere in this 1975 painting signed by artist Albert Uderzo and writer René Goscinny. Asterix remains popular around the globe,...
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