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Rea Irvin in Costume
In the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog of the Library of Congress, there is a curious photo, an early 20th century image with the handwritten names of four individuals in costume. Two of them are...
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The New Yorker Book of Wine Cartoons
The New Yorker Book of Wine Cartoons(2004)Illustration by Michael Witte The New Yorker Book of Wine Cartoons(2004), Back CoverCartoon by J. P. Rini Wine would seem an excellent topic for The New...
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What Jesus Would Never Do
I snapped this photograph on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in September 2007. You never know where you'll run into some new theological insight."Jesus would never tailgate"0763
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Lucky Cat
The lucky cat, or maneki-neko, literally means beckoning cat in Japanese, although to a Westerner it appears to be waving. I encountered this friendly cat on my first trip to Mitsuwa Marketplace in...
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William Steig's Mirror Image
This drawing of a well-dressed donkey gazing coolly at his vanity mirror and a reflected angry lion staring right back at him is by none other than the brilliant William Steig. It's a simple enough...
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The Dog's Birthday
Today our dog Minty turns two. Here are a handful of photographs from her second year.And...James Thurber, Spot Drawing,The New Yorker, June 4, 19490766
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Ed Arno's Bark and Bite
Cartoonist Ed Arno's watercolor of an office dog was sold on eBay in March with the Make Offer feature for less than $75. Mr. Arno passed away in 1992 and now much of his lifetime output is being...
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Arthur Getz: Double-Trunk Tree
From eBay, here is an original casein painting by Arthur Getz of a double-trunk tree in a rural area. I don't know whether it was published, but I think likely not. It is currently available on eBay...
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Curtain Call: Arthur Getz New Yorker Cover Art
A seller on eBay has uncovered an unusual collection of Kodachrome slides. These depict original New Yorker magazine cover artwork from the mid-1950's. They may very well have been used in the art...
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Overture: Abe Birnbaum New Yorker Cover Art
Abe Birnbaum's superb original New Yorker cover art depicts a Broadway stage and orchestra pit during the exciting moments of a musical's overture before the curtain rises. Most of the composition is...
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Carousel: Abe Birnbaum New Yorker Cover Art
Original artwork by Abe Birnbaum of a carousel receiving a fresh spring painting was used as a 1956 cover for The New Yorker. It appears Birnbaum used the bottom edge of the artwork to test his...
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Autumn Squirrel: Abe Birnbaum New Yorker Cover Art
Original New Yorker cover artwork by Abe Birnbaum has been captured on a Kodachrome slide from 1955. Note how important the small squirrel is to the success of the composition. The published cover...
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New Voting Machines: Arthur Getz Preliminary New Yorker Cover Art
New York City's new voting booths must have been a source of anxiety when they were first introduced. A rare Kodachrome slide of Arthur Getz's preliminary New Yorker cover artwork anticipating Election...
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For Your Dining Pleasure: Peter Arno New Yorker Cover Art
An unusual collection of Kodachromes has turned up on eBay with rare images of original New Yorker cover art from the 1950's. The seller says he has about thirty of these, of which nine have been...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #384
Presenting my latest entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #384 for June 10, 2013. The drawing is by Benjamin Schwartz."Then it's agreed that we may dispense with the reading of the...
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Tennis Ticker: Leonard Dove New Yorker Cover Art
The pristine appearance of the original artwork for a 1957 New Yorker cover by artist Leonard Dove has been preserved over the decades on a Kodachrome slide. Dove, like many New Yorker cover artists,...
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Skinny Dipping: Mary Petty New Yorker Cover Art
I've personally never seen original artwork by Mary Petty anywhere. I imagine her fabulous originals are long-ensconced in elite private collections or perhaps in the collection of Syracuse University...
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Lobster Inn: Edna Eicke New Yorker Cover Art
This luminous painting by Edna Eicke for the cover of The New Yorker shows the Lobster Inn on Long Island after sunset. The artwork is captured on a Kodachrome slide believed to have been shot prior to...
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Grilling Chef: Arthur Getz New Yorker Cover Art
Original artwork by Arthur Getz for the cover of The New Yorker was offered on eBay in May. It was published in 1959 and never previously offered for sale, which could mean either that it is being sold...
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Summer for Mickey Mouse and Friends
Have a great summer. This is how Mickey Mouse Magazine welcomed in the summer with its very first quarterly issue in 1935.Oh, and for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere, have a great winter!Mickey...
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