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Peter Arno: Prints for the New York Post
Peter Arno created a series of twelve prints as a premium for the New York Post's"Famous Names" promotion in either 1932 or 1934, depending on the source. The prints are unusual for Arno, relying on...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #524
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #524 for May 30, 2016. The drawing is by Zachary Kanin."You know you can breathe fire, right?"I dueled with these potential captions as...
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Peter Arno: Begging Pardons
A fender-bender involving two New York City taxis as a priest walks by is the subject of a 1949 New Yorker cartoon by the great Peter Arno. The composition uses two-point perspective to show the...
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World Premiere: Tim Keyes's The Well
Last night Tim Keyes conducted the world premiere of his oratorio The Well, based on the account of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well from the Gospel of John. The music was tuneful and...
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Peter Arno: Rank Insecurity
A work of original cartoon art by Peter Arno appears to date from America's entry into the Second World War. At the time, many civilians rushed into military service and were unfamiliar with the finer...
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The Black Sheep: Peter Arno Original New Yorker Cover Art
The new biography of Peter Arno notes that in the year 1935 the cartoonist published only one New Yorker cover.The cover—of a new family of Dalmations, the mother sheepishly looking at the father who...
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How the Game is Played: Peter Arno Original New Yorker Cover Art
Whether at Illustration House or Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Peter Arno's original artwork for the New Yorker of September 8, 1951 touches a nerve with collectors. The lofty sale price goes even beyond...
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Ronald Searle: Bloomsday
Ronald Searle's 1973 lithograph Bloomsday is Joycean in name only. It is an urban parable featuring an unruly horde of men in business suits fleeing madly at the appearance of a perfect rose over the...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #525
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #525 for June 13, 2016. The drawing is by John Klossner."We're going to crush the preschool admissions process."I also prepared some captions...
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Peter Arno: The Better Singer
From eBay in 2008 comes a fine example of preliminary New Yorker cartoon art by Peter Arno. Seated in a nightclub, a bewildered wife comments on the lackluster entertainment. She looks intently at her...
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Peter Arno: Man in the Shower Preliminary Art
According to Michael Maslin's new biography of Peter Arno, the idea for Man in the Shower, one of Arno's most celebrated images, originated with cartoon editor James Geraghty. Arno initially had no...
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George Booth: Chicken with Forty Cloves of Garlic...
Mark Birley's private collection was sold at Sotheby's London in 2013. Three original cartoons by George Booth were sold for 1,250 GBP including the buyer's premium. They were described simply as...
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George Booth: Faded Aphids
George Booth is aware that some of his originals have faded significantly over time.Oh, if you get those drugstore Bic pens, that’s no good because they fade. You gotta be careful about that. Takes a...
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George Booth: Dog Power
An original gag panel by George Booth offered at auction by Russ Cochran in 2008 is identified as a piece published in the New Yorker but no date is given. It depicts a New York City 20-dog bus, that...
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Attempted Bloggery's 5th Anniversary Index
Today is Attempted Bloggery's fifth anniversary! What do we have to show for it? Browse the latest version of the index and see for yourself.The Attempted Bloggery Link Index"Never index your own...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #526
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #526 for June 20, 2016. The drawing is by Will McPhail."What makes you think I'm a virgin?"I thought these captions were less heavenly:"Size...
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George Booth: Table for None
Original New Yorker cartoon art by George Booth failed to find a buyer at a small auction house this past January. An alternative caption, "Gypsy moths got your wicker table," is written in the...
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Jogging with George Booth
In 1980, cartoonist George Booth designed some bedding on the subject of jogging. Along the way he offers lots of good, practical advice. Here's a listing found last year on eBay:EBay Listing Ending...
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The Cartoon Issue: George Booth Proposed New Yorker Cover Art
A cover proposal for the New Yorker's annual Cartoon Issue by the legendary George Booth was sold on eBay last summer. The issue, once a yearly highlight but now defunct, is here shown being celebrated...
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George Booth and Chicken C. Chicken
A man in overalls named Chicken C. Chicken looks on rather sheepishly in an original wash drawing by George Booth found in a copy of his 1976 collection Rehearsal's Off! Wash drawings are more likely...
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