Booth's cover art for the issue of February 16, 1976, has a dog and a cat sitting on an area rug facing away from each other. They are surrounded by ornate interior patterns. The animals do not seem to be paying attention to each other exactly, but then they cannot be said to be unaware of each other's presence.
Finally, there was a cartoon about making music and making dinner:
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| George Booth Original art The New Yorker, February 16, 1976 |
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| George Booth The New Yorker, February 16, 1976 |
A cartoon from the issue of August 13, 1973, is part of a recurring Booth scenario: a man sits in his bathtub talking about whatever is on his mind while his wife does housework. The home is illuminated by a bare light bulb and filled with cats.
The artwork reveals Booth's use of patches on both the man and the woman to get their faces just how he wanted them. There is a pencil notation at the lower right that indicates where the signature was moved photographically for publication.
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| "How about supper in the tub tonight, Hon?" George Booth Original art The New Yorker, August 13, 1973, p. 78 |
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| "Last call for stuffed peppers or I feed 'em to the dog!" George Booth Original art The New Yorker, September 27, 1976, p. 37 Pussycats Need Love, Too, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1980 |
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| "Last call for stuffed peppers or I feed 'em to the dog!" George Booth The New Yorker, September 27, 1976, p. 37 Pussycats Need Love, Too, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1980 |
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| With a spot by Jeanine[?] and a drawing by George Booth |
Note: It turns out the stuffed peppers drawing was the subject of a blog post here four years ago for George Booth's ninety-sixth birthday.
In case you were wondering, there's a lot more Booth on the blog here.
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