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Bob Staake's Look! Another Book!
"Bob is always happy to sign any of his books that you send to him (and he'll even include an original hand-drawn doodle)."--bobstaake.comThat's a generous offer indeed, but the prospect of arranging...
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A Cautionary Reminder from Bob Staake
Bob Staake'sStruwwelpeter (2006) is a modern version of Heinrich Hoffmann's 1845 German cautionary children's book. This copy has been signed, inscribed, dated, drawn in, and even clipped by Mr....
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The First United Methodist Church and the Orb of Chatham
In 1935, a mysterious black orb was seen and independently reported by five isolated witnesses, each of whom later disappeared. The mysterious event is the subject of Bob Staake's picture book The Orb...
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The Chatham Light and the Orb of Chatham
I take the same basic picture of the Chatham Light on every visit to the Cape. Compare Bob Staake's unique and evocative illustration, full of mystery, contrast, and a strange rolling orb observed by...
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Bob Staake's High School Yearbook
It is not unusual for the artwork of budding illustrators to appear in their high school yearbooks. Illustrator Bob Staake, to give an example, illustrated the cover of his class yearbook. It is, on...
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The Cartoon Bank on Main Street
We've all seen the Cartoon Bank's greeting cards and coffee mugs featuring New Yorker cartoons. It's a bit more difficult to come across cocktail napkins and flexible magnets. Yet they are displayed...
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Java and Jaws
Your morning coffee could bring out the terrors of the deep...Shark! mug, Yankee Ingenuity, ChathamNote: See how I spent my summer vacation in Cape Cod.01586
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Clever Socks on Main Street
In Chatham, Yankee Ingenuity on Main Street has the wittiest socks in town."The three things I hate most are math."Socks, Yankee Ingenuity, Chatham"My favorite salad is wine."Socks, Yankee Ingenuity,...
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A Sign of the Weekly Grind on Main Street
This sign was spotted at the cash register of Carmine's on Main Street in Chatham. I was on vacation at the time, but in the pizzeria it was just another workday.Cash register sign, Carmine's,...
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Cape Cod Car Decals
These car decals were seen last month in Brewster."Knit Happens""My Dog Digs the Cape"Note: More photos from last month's vacation in Cape Cod are in the archives.01589
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I Saw the Sign
For some reason every express checkout lane in New York seems to say "10 items or less."Less refers of course to an amount and fewer refers to a number, so it's disheartening to see it done wrong so...
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Nauset Beach
It was a perfect day to visit Nauset Beach in East Orleans with its calm waters and vast expanse of sand. We even spotted a harbor seal in the water, but only briefly.Nauset Beach, East OrleansNauset...
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Lighthouse Lamppost
A lamppost in the shape of a Cape Cod lighthouse is seen next to Captain Linnell House in Orleans.Next to Captain Linnell House, OrleansNote: Give me a few carefree days in Cape Cod and I can't be held...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #483
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #483 for July 27, 2015. The drawing is by Carolita Johnson."In your case, it isn't a God complex."Heaven help me, I also considered...
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Lighthouse Beach
Come take a walk with me along Lighthouse Beach in Chatham.The Chatham LightChatham Beach and Tennis ClubDriftwood, Lighthouse Beach, ChathamJellyfishFishing trawler bringing in its...
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New 2016 Calendars: The New Yorker and Edward Gorey
The new wall calendars for 2016 have arrived. They are probably on sale just about everywhere by now but I came across them over the weekend at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The New Yorker's 2016...
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Michael Crawford: The Ethical Appropriator
The appropriation of images by artists remains widespread and is still somewhat controversial. When I attended a gallery opening featuring paintings by New Yorker cartoonist Michael Crawford in...
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Jennifer Baker Paintings and Monoprints
In an exhibition at the Atwater Gallery upstate in Rhinebeck, cartoonist Michael Crawford is exhibiting a small selection of paintings in the back room while another artist, Jennifer Baker, is...
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Mark Alan Stamaty: The Dapper Pachyderm
In honor of the first Republican primary debate tonight, enjoy this original 1987 drawing by cartoonist Mark Alan Stamaty of the G.O.P. elephant all dressed up. He drew the dapper pachyderm in a copy...
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The New Yorker Book of Political Cartoons Signed by Hillary Clinton
It seems natural that politicians should appreciate political humor and cartoons, although ever since Boss Tweed was lambasted by Thomas Nast they have had to be understandably wary. In December of...
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