eBay 101: Know Your New Yorker Cover Artists

Readers of this blog are no doubt familiar with the classic depiction of Eustace Tilley which graced The New Yorker's first cover in 1925. The artist, of course, was Rea Irvin and the cover was reproduced annually until 1994. Take, for example, the 1964 anniversary issue, as currently listed on eBay:

Rea Irvin
The New Yorker, February 22, 1964

Call me snobbish for saying so, but eBay sellers who deal in back issues of the magazine should be able to learn the essential cover illustrators. Even if they do not, the information is certainly easy enough to look up in any number of ways. At any rate, there is no excuse for the title of this eBay listing, which manages to misidentify the cover artist as Peter Arno:

"Peter Arno"
eBay listing accessed June 27, 2025

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