A series of four regional print advertisements found on eBay recalls the exhibition "The Art of The New Yorker: A 60 Year Retrospective." The show first opened at the New York Public Library on November 18, 1986 and ran through January 31, 1987. The retrospective eventually went on to a total of ten cities including London and Toronto, eventually concluding in San Francisco in 1988. Each subsequent ad shows additional cities added to the show's itinerary. The art exhibit celebrated the first sixty years of the New Yorker which was founded in 1925. It sounds like a very considerable time until one realizes that next year the magazine will turn ninety.
Note: You may want to see my additional ghoulish blog posts about Charles Addams.
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| Charles Addams, "We're On Our Way To The New Yorker Art Show," 1986 The Art of The New Yorker A 60 Year Retrospective November 18th, 1986 through January 31st, 1987 The New York Public Library |
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| Charles Addams, "We're On Our Way To The New Yorker Art Show" The Art of The New Yorker A 60 Year Retrospective February 20th through April 26th, 1987 Detroit Institute of Arts |
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| Charles Addams, "We're On Our Way To The New Yorker Art Show" The Art of The New Yorker A 60 Year Retrospective May 21st through July 10th, 1987 The Boston Athenæum |
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| Charles Addams, "We're On Our Way To The New Yorker Art Show" The Art of The New Yorker A 60 Year Retrospective September 17 - November 20, 1988 The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco |
The Addams Family, of course, originated in the pages of the New Yorker in a series of cartoons by Charles Addams, so it is natural for Mr. Addams to feature them here in his illustration for "The Art of The New Yorker." Perhaps you're wondering what's wrapped up in that tree in the Addams illustration? I thought you'd never ask.
The tree refers to a specific 1948 cartoon by Mr. Addams.
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| Charles Addams, "You know, sometimes I can't help wondering if Mr. Lawrence really did go to South America." Original artwork, New Yorker, June 26, 1948, page 23 Charles Addams. Monster Rally (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950), page 49, with the caption "You know, sometimes I can't help wondering if Mr. Lawrence really did go to Chicago." The World of Charles Addams, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991), page 83 with the Chicago caption |
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| Charles Addams, "You know, sometimes I can't help wondering if Mr. Lawrence really did go to South America." The New Yorker, June 26, 1948, page 23 |
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| Charles Addams, "You know, sometimes I can't help wondering if Mr. Lawrence really did go to South America." The New Yorker, June 26, 1948, page 23 |
Note: You may want to see my additional ghoulish blog posts about Charles Addams.
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