Saturday, February 20, 2016

Barney Tobey and the Ashcan School

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A rare lithograph by Barney Tobey  (1906-1989) from 1933 was offered for sale at Roland New York earlier this month. The Scavenger is a gr...
Friday, February 19, 2016

My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #509

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Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #509 for February 8, 2016. The drawing is by Michael Crawford. "Glori...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Jean-Jacques Sempé's Cellist: More from a Blogger's Birthday Wish List

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Each year on this date I traditionally feature some unattainable work of illustration art that I fancifully declare to be on my birthday wi...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Barney Tobey's Shipboard Ruse

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Here Barney Tobey's original cartoon art is set on a cruise ship. A pair of single young women feel compelled to employ an elaborate s...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Barney Tobey's Guilty Pleasure

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A work of original cartoon art by Barney Tobey depicts a couple trying to enjoy a beautiful day on a tropical beach. The artwork was offer...
Monday, February 15, 2016

Barney Tobey's Dog Lineup

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A pencil rough by cartoonist Barney Tobey has the feel of an inside joke rather than of a New Yorker cartoon. Perhaps it is a private comm...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

What's in a Name?—Barney Tobey for Ethyl Corporation

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"What's in a name?" Any student of organic chemistry can tell you that ethyl refers to a two-carbon functional group. But in...
Friday, February 12, 2016

My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #508

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Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #508 for February 1, 2016. The drawing is by Paul Noth. "I was told the...
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Barney Tobey's Eye Exam

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A work of original cartoon art by Barney Tobey  showing a monastic version of the  eye exam comes, appropriately, from the estate of an oph...