Edward Gorey: Smooth Skating

A variety of holiday cards are based on the art of Edward Gorey. These are perilous times for vulnerable young children, so don't try reenacting this one at home.

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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #769

I couldn't quite sink my teeth into The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #769 from the issue of August 30, 2021. My bookish caption is shown below. The drawing is by Kaamran Hafeez.

"Folks had better think twice about shoplifting."

September 6, 2021 Update:  The Finalists

September 17, 2021 Update:  I voted for the caption from Tucson.

September 20, 2021 Update:  The Winner

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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #703

My entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #703 for March 30, 2020 should provide some food for thought. The drawing is by Jon Adams.

"Actually, those aren't genuine tears."

These captions weren't sharp enough:

"Promise me you won't let any of that bowl go to waste."
"Will you be staying for the dinner theater reenactment of 'Live and Let Die?'"
"Don't feed the drama queen."
"'See you later, Erica' just doesn't have the same rhythm."

April 6, 2020 Update:  The Finalists

April 13, 2020 Update:  I neglected to vote, but I'm sure I would have gone with Woodbury.

April 20, 2020 Update:   The Winner

Note:  In last week's Caption Contest, cartoonist Drew Panckeri took us to a barber shop where the customer had some nesting issues. My caption's style was so last year. Make an appointment to see Contest #702 and dream about the day we can all return to the beauty salon.

This is Jon Adams's first appearance on Attempted Bloggery. All that hard work, Jon, only to end up here.

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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #505

Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #505 for January 11, 2016. The drawing is by Mick Stevens.

"Have you seen the new cat or the new dog?"

These alternate captions didn't deserve a bite:

"Why the long face?"
"Well, look who came crawling in!"
"This is a fine time to come crawling in!"
"Your habits are positively prehistoric."
"You're not home until the tail is in."
"Have you seen Fluffy?"
"Have you seen Fluffy No. 2?"

January 18, 2016 Update:  The Finalists

In the comments section, gboris notes a similarity with Contest #307 (October 24, 2011). The drawing is by Sidney Harris.

February 1, 2016 Update:  Winning Caption

Note:  Last week Tom Cheney showed us the life of a modern working woman. My caption was a little stiff. Carry home the results of Contest #504.

Mick Stevens has created some preposterously challenging caption contest cartoons. Please don't encourage him.

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Morticia Addams

Off the market for four years, this original 1946 drawing of Morticia with a pet alligator was inscribed by Charles Addams to Jim Logan. It sold this past weekend for $3,107, up a bit from its 2007 price of $2,629. Both sales were at Heritage Auctions. The sheet was taken by the recipient, animator and cartoonist Jim Logan, and glued into a book published 50 years after the drawing was made. Some things I will never understand.

Back in 2007, you could bid at Heritage Auctions and many other auction houses through your eBay account. It was a great convenience and partially relieved you, the buyer, from having to register separately at every auction house that had an item you wanted, although often you still had to qualify to bid, which was nearly the same thing. You first would agree that eBay could share its information on your account with the auction house, and the auction house would determine whether you had to jump through any further hoops. The 2007 buyer for this lot bid through eBay, something that is no longer possible. EBay walked away from it's Live Auctions platform at the end of 2008, a business move that I still shake my head at. I'm not even sure why they did this, although I believe coordinating the Live Auctions platform with various live auctions around the globe must have been a daunting challenge.

CHARLES ADDAMS (American 1912 - 1988)
Morticia Addams, 1946, original cartoon illustration
Ink on paper
7-1/2 x 6in.
Signed lower right
Inscription: "For Jim Logan, G. I., with best wishes"

Sold for:	$2,629.00 (includes BP ) Bid Source: Live: eBay
Auction Ended On:	Dec 12, 2007

Sold for:	$3,107.00 (includes BP ) Bid Source: HA.com/Live
Auction Ended On:	Oct 22, 2011
Item Activity:	7 Internet/mail/phone bidders 360 page views

Animator and cartoonist Jim Logan later glued this early illustration of Morticia Addams to the inside front board of the hard cover book, The World of Chas Addams, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.

Provenance: From the Jim Logan Collection

Addams, Charles Samuel:. American cartoonist, 1912-1988

Condition Report*:

The illustration has been glued to the inside board of a book; otherwise, it is in Excellent condition.

Note:  Don't miss Wednesday's Addams post about Wednesday here.

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