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Peter Arno's Side-Show for August 1937
It'a hard to think of a cartoonist who got more mileage than Peter Arno did simply from observing the mutual attraction of the sexes. But here we are in the August 1937 issue of College Humor and our...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #588
I have a hunch my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #588 for October 16, 2017 isn't going to rise to the level of the bell tower. The drawing is by David Borchart."I've been trying to...
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Jump Shot: Arthur Getz Original New Yorker Cover Art
The basketball season gets underway today. It's more than fifty years since Arthur Getz'sNew Yorker cover was published depicting a jump shot from nearly mid-court—there was no three-point line then....
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Leo Cullum: The Father of the Bride of Frankenstein
I am by no means a fan of the practice of slabbing original autographs and even cartoons. I am certainly okay with using protective slabs to preserve coins, for example, and some collectible paper such...
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Folon in Japan
A unique copy of Jean-Michel Folon's Odakyu Grand Gallery catalogue from a Tokyo art exhibit was inscribed in June of 1985 to Eiichi Yamazaki, who presumably helped to organize the show. Yet it was...
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Dracula: The Definitive Edition, Signed and Numbered by Edward Gorey
Dracula: The Definitive Edition of the Bram Stoker classic was published in 1996 with an introduction and appendices by Marvin Kaye and with illustrations by Edward Gorey. The deluxe edition and...
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Frank A. Munsey's Copy of Dracula by Bram Stoker
American newspaper and magazine publisher Frank A. Munsey was lucky enough to receive a signed copy of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula inscribed by the author on the day of publication. The seller now...
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George Booth—A Cartoonist's Life
This week George Booth is coming to the Society of Illustrators! Curated by animator J. J. Sedelmaier, the show "George Booth—A Cartoonist's Life" opens on October 24 with an opening reception on the...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #589
Have a taste of my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #589 for October 23, 2017. The drawing is by Christopher Weyant."The chef has an encyclopedic vision of meatloaf."These captions just...
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My Entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for September/October 2017
Feast upon my entries in the Moment Cartoon Caption Contest for September/October 2017. The drawing is by Benjamin Schwartz."Kosher style my rump.""And this you call assimilation?""Never mix meat slop...
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George Cruikshank: Giles Scroggins' Ghost
When standing all by the bed post,A figure tall her sight engross'dAnd it cri'd, "I be Giles Scroggins' ghost," Fol lol de rol de rol de ra.The ghost it said, all solemnly,Fol lol de rol de rol de...
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A Dog's Life: George Booth Original New Yorker Cover Art
The original artwork to George Booth'sNew Yorker cover of February 4, 1974 is included in the exhibition "George Booth—A Cartoonist's Life" at the Society of Illustrators. The illustration evokes a...
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Charles Addams: A Roadster for Gomez
Charles Addams, creator of "The Addams Family," was a serious automobile enthusiast. As a result, he provided Gomez Addams with some very fine wheels. The drawing is currently listed on eBay.Charles...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #586
Raise your feet while I come by and clean up with my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #586 for October 2, 2017. The drawing is by Mick Stevens."It's not much use without a magic...
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The Water Flowers Signed by Edward Gorey
It seems superfluous to speak of oddities where the published work of Edward Gorey is concerned. Even so, The Water Flowers (1982) doesn't seem especially typical of the artist. The water flowers...
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Claude Smith's Haunted House Upgrade
The house depicted in Claude Smith'sNew Yorker cartoon of March 8, 1958 turns out to be more than just your typical fixer-upper...Claude Smith,The New Yorker, March 8, 1958, pages 44-45Claude's...
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The Pointless Book Signed by Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey produced many of his quirky works under various anagrammatic pseudonyms. He used Garrod Weedy only once for The Pointless Book in 1993, assigning the copyright to the pseudonymous author...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #590
When I'm not spelunking, I'm posting my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #590 for October 30, 2017. The cave drawing is by Tom Cheney."Ten thousand years from now, who's gonna...
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Otto Soglow in College Humor, May 1937
In the May 1937 issue of College Humor, cartoonist Otto Soglow chronicles a frightening occurrence.Otto Soglow, College Humor, Vol. 5, No. 1, May 1937, page 17Note: This copy of the May 1937 issue of...
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Otto Soglow in Broadcasting, March 24, 1941
In 1941, radio was very much in its heyday. Broadcasting, a trade publication which billed itself as The Weekly Newsmagazine of Radio Broadcast Advertising, could afford to hire leading cartoonist Otto...
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