Attempted Bloggery

In May of 1881, Thomas Nast took on the Star Route scandal in Harper's Weekly. Postmaster-General James is shown using the 26-inch ape...

In 2009, Art Spiegelman  used a red marker to personalize a copy of the Italian edition of Maus belonging to fans Federico and Sara.  The d...

Tuesday's Illustration Art auction at Swann Galleries in New York had a generous selection of New Yorker art, including a few pieces by...

Today we turn briefly to furniture seen in a Chicago auction. A fine pietra dura table top, probably of Italian origin, is paired with an or...

Last night I ventured downtown to attend a Swann Salon at the auction house of that name. There was a short preview of the forthcoming ...