Overview
An exclusive sneak peek inside the creative minds of more than 50 New Yorker cartoonists, celebrating legends and newcomers alike with stunning photography and engaging profiles. An exclusive sneak peek inside the creative minds of more than 50 New Yorker cartoonists, celebrating legends and newcomers alike with stunning photography and engaging profiles. For a century, The New Yorker has provided readers with hundreds of thousands of cartoons that humorously (and accurately) encapsulate the cultural happenings in our world. From politics to pop culture, New Yorker cartoonists have found a way to make complex topics digestible through lines, shades, and clever, witty captions. In honor of the magazine's 100th birthday, this celebratory collection captures the brilliantly quirky personalities behind some of The New Yorker's most iconic cartoons. Filled with striking portraits by world-renowned photographer Alen MacWeeney, captivating profiles by long-time New Yorker contributor Michael Maslin, and a sampling of each artist's work, these pages offer an exclusive peek inside the creative brains of over fifty prominent cartoonists, both seasoned and newly minted. From legends like Roz Chast and Jack Ziegler to contemporaries like Liana Finck and Jeremy Nguyen, this landmark volume is a beautiful homage to the artists who have long brought joy, humor, and satire to our lives.
Full Product Details
Author: Alen MacWeeney ,
Michael Maslin ,
Emma Allen
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Random House Inc
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9780593581056
ISBN 10: 0593581059
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 19 November 2024
Audience:
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Author Information
Alen MacWeeney is an internationally renowned photographer based in New York. His works are featured in the permanent collections of many prominent museums such as the MoMA, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, and more, as well as in private collections of institutions such as Columbia University, Boston College, and elsewhere. Michael Maslin has been contributing to The New Yorker since 1977. His cartoons have appeared in four of his own collections as well as in a number of collections co-authored with his wife, fellow New Yorker cartoonist and historian Liza Donnelly. In 2007 he began Ink Spill, a website devoted to New Yorker cartoonists and their history. His biography of The New Yorker's legendary artist Peter Arno was published in 2016.
