The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #938 appeared in the issue of March 31, 2025. A woman in business attire enters a boardroom full of dogs. The woman speaks. My entry appears below. The drawing is by Liza Donnelly.
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| "Who told you all to sit?" |
These just wouldn't obey:
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| "Let's adjourn to the park." "I need a volunteer to fetch the bylaws." |
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Ever the generous friend, New Yorker cartoonist Edward Koren (1935-2023) was known to treat those he cared about with the occasional souvenir drawing in his unique and furry style. Henry Sussman was one such lucky recipient. Although some twenty-six years older than Koren, they shared at least an interest in jogging. Sussman's framed Koren drawing attesting to this was recently listed on eBay.
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| Inscribed and signed |
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| Edward Koren eBay listing ended February 12, 2025 |
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| Edward Koren eBay item description |
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Good Intentions, John Cuneo's latest collection, was published on March 11. I ordered a signed copy back in January from The Golden Notebook, an independent bookstore in Woodstock, New York. The books were brought to the artist's studio where he did indeed sign them but also added drawings and a bit of color, too. All in all, this is a pretty sweet deal.
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I obtained my copy of Liana Finck's children's book Mixed Feelings (2025) at the Society of Illustrators on February 6. The event, also featuring New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly, was jointly sponsored by the Society and the American Academy in Berlin. The discussion and slideshow was followed by a book signing.
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| Liana Finck and Liza Donnelly |
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The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #937 appeared in the issue of March 24, 2025. A jester encounter Death. The Grim Reaper speaks. My entry appears below. The drawing is by Guy Richards Smit.
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| "No one will ever forget you, Yorick." |
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The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #936 appeared in the issue of March 17, 2025. Two angels are greeted by two aliens. The puzzled male angel speaks. The drawing is by Daniel Kanhai.
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| "We were so wrong in our theology." |
March 29, 2025 Update: The Finalists
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A rough pencil drawing by cartoonist Barbara Shermund was sketched on a paper wrapper originally attached to the back of an illustration board. (That board bore a cartoon with the caption "I'll just be a minute.") There is a copyright stamp for Life Publishing Company. The piece's eBay seller has called it The Lecture.
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| Barbara Shermund eBay listing ended January 3, 2025 |
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| Barbara Shermund eBay item description |
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Edward Sorel's illustration Esther Before Assuerus was created for The Festival of Purim at the Jewish Museum in New York in 2008. The humorous pen, ink, and watercolor work distills the story of Purim to its bare essence. The original is now offered for sale by Chris Beetles Gallery in London. It had previously been exhibited by Beetles in 2010 and later sold at Sworders in July of 2018. This year, Purim begins Thursday night at sundown.
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| Edward Sorel Chris Beetles Gallery listing accessed March 11, 2025 |
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New Yorker cartoonist George Booth presented many a friend with souvenir sketches of dogs or cats in corners. But, for Lucretia J. Weed, in her copy of his second collection, he drew a "Cat near but not in corner." The precision is laudable.
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| Cat near but not in corner. George Booth |
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| "Do you have a dinner jacket, sir?" |
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| George Booth eBay listing ended March 8, 2025 |
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Note: Who doesn't love to discover a new George Booth drawing? If you've got one you'd like to share here on the blog, please send some images my way.
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The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #935 appeared in the issue of March 10, 2025. A couple walking in the woods comes upon a very large, baited mousetrap. The woman speaks. The drawing is by P. C. Vey.
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| "There's something dark about this scavenger hunt." |
These captions didn't spring eternal:
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| "The Johnsons must think we're idiots." "Help yourself, but I'm lactose intolerant." "I'm suspicious. There's no sell-by date." |
March 19, 2025 Update: The Finalists
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"Beautiful lavallière you are wearing, my dear. Those landscape tints do become you so." "Oh, yes. I prefer marines at times, but they are so large, and I detest heavy ornamentation." I. KleinOriginal art The New Yorker, June 19, 1926, p. 18 |
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"Beautiful lavallière you are wearing, my dear. Those landscape tints do become you so." "Oh, yes. I prefer marines at times, but they are so large, and I detest heavy ornamentation." I. KleinThe New Yorker, June 19, 1926, p. 18 |
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| With a header by Rea Irvin, a drawing by I. Klein, and a Profiles portrait by an as yet unidentified illustrator |
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| Smoking header Rea Irvin |
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| Hendrik Willem van Loon Artist Unidentified |
