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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #548
I sure hope my license to write captions doesn't get suspended. In the meantime, here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #548 for December 5, 2016. The drawing is by Tom Cheney."Do...
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The Best American Comics 2016 Signed by Five Contributors
I would have loved to attend the book launch of The Best American Comics 2016 on October 5 at the Strand Bookstore but somehow I didn't have the time. Regretfully, I fell back on the old standby of...
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Roz Chast at the Gerald Peters Gallery, 2009
In 2009, Roz Chast had an exhibition of her work at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe. A magazine ad gives the details of the opening reception and book signing.Roz Chast at the Gerald Peters...
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eBay 101: The New Yorker Album of Drawings 1925-1975 Signed by Five Cartoonists
The two copies of The New Yorker Album of Drawings 1925-1975 to appear previously on this blog were each signed by five cartoonists and the copy which appears here today has the very same attribute,...
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eBay 101: First Things First
Quick, what was being offered for sale in each of these eBay auctions from a single seller?If your answer was original New Yorker cartoon art by Claude Smith along with a copy of the original magazine...
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eBay 101: Basic Botany
Any informed eBay seller dealing in a copy of Ilonka Karasz's summer 1955 New Yorker cover should be able to distinguish the kudzu vine from poison ivy. In the description the seller hedges a bit,...
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Lisa's Copy of the Art of the New Yorker 1925-1995
Lisa, a former employee of Knopf's publicity department, had her copy of Lee Lorenz'sThe Art of The New Yorker 1925-1995 signed by at least nine cartoonists. Frank Modell and Edward Koren each took a...
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Shannon Silveira's Copy of The Art of the New Yorker 1925-1995
When The Art of The New Yorker 1925-1995 by Lee Lorenz was published in 1995 it was promoted not only in New York on the East Coast but in Los Angeles on the West Coast. Four New Yorker cartoonists...
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Roy Doty's Copy of the Art of The New Yorker 1925-1995
Cartoonist Roy Doty's copy of Lee Lorenz'sThe Art of The New Yorker 1925-1995 is personalized by Mr. Lorenz and by New Yorker cartoonists Robert Weber and Ed Fisher. They did not leave any original...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #549
Don't move until you've read my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #549 for December 12, 2016. The drawing is by Drew Dernavich."I think we're coping with Trump just fine."And a couple of...
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The Original Art 2016 Exhibit at the Society of Illustrators
I don't even pretend to keep up with children's book illustration, but if The Original Art 2016 Exhibit at the Society of Illustrators is any indication, an uncanny amount of amazing art is currently...
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Weighing In: Peter Arno Preliminary New Yorker Cover Art
Before the introduction of the personal weighing scale in the 1940s, there really wasn't much opportunity to weigh oneself, although coin-operated scales were a popular novelty. A vintage Peter Arno...
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James Thurber: Letting the Sleeping Dog Lie
James Thurber famously drew men, women, and dogs. A classic Thurber pencil drawing comes to us via Abell Auctions without any caption or context. It was previously seen at Illustration House and...
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Arthur Getz: Etching of a Fallen Goldfinch
Reader Skip Van Lenten writes of an original etching, Fallen Goldfinch, given to him decades ago by New Yorker cover artist Arthur Getz:I knew Arthur when I lived in Kent, Ct. My wife did some modeling...
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Light Work: Ronald Searle Proposed New Yorker Cover Art
Light Work, a proposed New Yorker cover by Ronald Searle, could be interpreted in one of at least two ways. First off, it may be seen as an indictment of the crass commercialism that reduces us all to...
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My Entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for November/December 2016
Just what is going on in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for November/December 2016? It is very clearly set in a high school guidance counsellor's office where a student's appearance is not...
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Ronald Searle: Cats for James Mason's Family
Some years ago a watercolor painted by cartoonist Ronald Searle of James Mason's cat and presented to his family showed up on eBay for the asking price, if memory serves, of $6,000. There was no...
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Shannon Wheeler: Not Walking on Water
A copy of God is Disappointed in You is signed by author Mark Russell and illustrator Shannon Wheeler. In addition, Mr. Wheeler has added a drawing of a robed figure with beard and halo, possibly...
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Shannon Wheeler: Peace on Earth
Another copy of God is Disappointed in You is signed by both Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler. This time, Mr. Wheeler has added a message of peace.God is Disappointed in You (2013) signed by Mark...
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Christmas with Claude
On Christmas morning the children come bounding down the stairs, but their joy is threatened by a Santa Claus who can't remain jolly for even two seconds. Original artwork by Claude Smith from the...
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