Last week I stopped by the New-York Historical Society to see the exhibition "Mort Gerberg Cartoons: A New Yorker's Perspective." The retrospective fills the second floor hallway gallery. All the drawings are originals. The material is also presented in the brand new book Mort Gerberg on the Scene (Fantagraphics Underground, 2019), but seeing the originals in person is a different experience and provides a more complete understanding of the artist's achievement. A few photographs should give an idea of what lies in store.
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| "What, are you crazy? We've got tickets to 'The Producers' for tomorrow night!" Sketch for Playboy, 2002 Collection Judith Gerberg |
The artist's impressive output includes reportage for men's magazines. Here he conducts research in a Greek nightclub:
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| Seven Nights on the Belly Dance Scene, 1965 Hi-Life |
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| Chicago Democratic National Convention, August 1968 Cavalier |
Gerberg has fallen under the spell of the great masters: Michelangelo, da Vinci, Rousseau, Addams.
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| "Imbecile! I said 'fresh coat'—not 'Frescoes'!" The Saturday Evening Post, January 1964 |
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| Mona Lisa, 1966 The New Yorker |
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| Sleeping Gypsy After Henri Rousseau The New Yorker, February 2004 Collection of Lilia Gerberg |
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| Ski Slope After Charles Addams The New Yorker, February 19, 2001 Collection of Lilia Gerberg |
One more for the road:
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| Witches The New Yorker, October 26, 1998 Collection of Lilia Gerberg |
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