Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Isabel Hartley's Copy of Rip Van Winkle by Arthur Rackham, Signed Copy No. 161/250

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The 1905 London edition of Rip Van Winkle  was published by William Heinemann. The book cover proudly boasts that Arthur Rackham is the ill...
Monday, April 14, 2025

My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #940

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The New Yorker  Cartoon Caption Contest #940 appeared in the issue of April 14, 2025. A meteorologist stands before a weather map while an i...
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Otto Soglow: The Little King for A. Atlas Leve

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Argosy Book Store has listed a souvenir drawing by Otto Soglow  of his beloved character the Little King. It is dedicated to A. Atlas Leve, ...
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

William Hamilton: Advice to a Revolutionary

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An original New Yorker cartoon by William Hamilton was sold on eBay in January, fifty-four years after its publication. A family is seen s...
Monday, April 7, 2025

My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #939

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The New Yorker  Cartoon Caption Contest #939 appeared in the issue of April 7, 2025. A couple is seated in a restaurant. Medusa is at the ne...
Sunday, April 6, 2025

Olivier's Copy of Monsieur Lambert by Jean-Jacques Sempé

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Author and artist Jean-Jacques Sempé  figuratively raises a hand-sketched glass to a book recipient. The volume,  Monsieur Lambert (1985), ...
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The CartoonStock Cartoon Caption Contest No. 191

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In the CartoonStock Caption Contest number 191, we find Mr. Monopoly sitting in his recliner holding the television remote. His wife looks o...
Monday, March 31, 2025

My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #938

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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 ...
Saturday, March 29, 2025

Edward Koren: Drawings for Henry Sussman

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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 souve...