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Ed Arno: The Gingerbread Man Runs
"Run, run as fast as you can. You can't catch me. I'm the gingerbread man."Ed Arno's original book illustration of the farmers trying to catch the gingerbread man was sold on eBay in 2013.Ed Arno,...
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Ed Arno: The Gingerbread Man Smells Good
Another original book illustration for The Gingerbread Man (1967) by Ed Arno has a little boy smelling the gingerbread man baking in the oven. "'I want to see if the gingerbread man looks as good as he...
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Ed Arno's Screened-In Porch
Often eBay sellers bring a unique understanding of art market terms to their listings. Here what looks for all the world like a finished ink drawing by Ed Arno is signed twice, somehow raising the...
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Twelve by Ed Arno
Back in 2013 a group of twelve ink drawings by cartoonist Ed Arno were sold on eBay for an undisclosed sum, likely about $10 each. Many of them have printer's marks indicating publication. A few...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #497
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #497 for November 9, 2015. The drawing is by Zachary Kanin."I thought I could... I thought I could..."Here are some other too-closely-related...
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Twenty by Ed Arno
A group of twenty published cartoons by Ed Arno were sold on eBay in 2013 for a mere $75. It is unclear where and when they saw publication.Ed Arno, Twenty cartoons including overlays with printer's...
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Blue Booted Bulldog: Original New Yorker Artwork by Maira Kalman
Maira Kalman'sNew Yorker cover illustration of a bulldog wearing blue rain boots was sold through the Julie Saul Gallery with the title "Bulldog." When it ran in the New Yorker, though, it had been...
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Maira Kalman's Beloved Dog
On October 27th, illustrator Maira Kalmanappeared at Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side. She spoke of her mother, of her dog Pete who inspired the new book Beloved Dog, and of how she came to...
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Cast of Characters Signed by Thomas Vinciguerra
Last week I attended a reading by Thomas Vinciguerra from his new book Cast of Characters (2016), ten years in the writing. It is about the quirky folks who worked at the New Yorker over its first...
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Edward Koren: Phishing for Phools
Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation & Deception by George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller has a beautiful cover illustration by Edward Koren. All those who believe in judging a...
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Edward Koren's Maple Syrup Decanter
If a maple syrup decanter is something you need to have, you can't do better than one designed by Vermont's current Cartoonist Laureate Edward Koren. Kopots is evidently Mr. Koren's own ceramic...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #498
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #498 for November 16, 2015. The double-edged drawing is by Jack Ziegler."The deal's off! I'm going to rule England!"Would you like to see how...
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My Entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for September/October 2015
Here are my entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for September/October 2015. The drawing is by Benjamin Schwartz."They're Commandments, but they aren't carved in stone.""These laws were in the...
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Edward Koren: The Conference of Values Takes a Break
The Conference of Values Takes a Break is a postcard designed by Edward Koren. It was published in 1978 as part of Artists' Postcards, Series II.Edward Koren,The Conference of Values Takes a BreakFrom...
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Edward Koren's Academics
Edward Koren's drawing Academics at (Monterey) Bay from 1984 was used on the poster for a traveling exhibition of Mr. Koren's work that year. The show was organized by the University Art Gallery of...
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Edward Koren: Book Carrier
Reader David from Manhattan shares an original drawing by Edward Koren. A Koren creature carries some books under his arm. David writes:It came from a Minneapolis book dealer this summer. Kay Sexton...
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Delia Ephron and Edward Koren: Do I Have to Say Hello?
Hello. Author Delia Ephron and illustrator Edward Koren showed up recently at the Barnes & Noble in Tribeca to promote their new book Do I Have To Say Hello? Young people in the audience were...
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2015 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation
The balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade get inflated. Let's have a party!Overhead view of Harold the Fireman, Sinclair Oil's Dino, and PikachuAngry Bird!Thomas the Tank EngineHarold the...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #499
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #499 for November 23, 2015. The drawing is by Michael Maslin."Does it look like rain?"A few similarly-misguided caption ideas:"You forgot your...
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