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New Yorker cartoons July 27,20090
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The cover for this issue is sure to be a favorite of mine.
It's a Graham Wilson drawing of two men, one each stranded on a deserted island with a palm tree and artists easel. Not visable is what's being painted on the easel by the man on the island in the background. In the foreground we see that the man ius painting a picture of a man standing on an island with one palm tree. Let's go inside, shall we? Question marks indicate I couldn't make out the cartoonist's signature
page 20 Bottom left a grouping of furniture consisting of a sofa placed along a wall beneath a nondescript landscape painting. To the left of the sofa facing at a right angle is an easy chair. In front of and facing the sofa is another easy chair. To the right of the sofa is a floor lamp. A woman sits in the sofa and a man sits in the easy chair to the left of the sofa. A man stands to the right of the chair in front of the sofa, hands in his pockets, looking at a humongous aquarium, the corner of which is seen jutting into the frame from the right. Inside the aquarium, on the bottom, tucked to the left is a bowl marked Karl in which is contained one fish. Close to the bowl and facing to the left is a whale which seems to occupy the tank from top to bottom. --Caption-"We found the poor thing stranded on the beach last summer and decided to adopt it." I would credit the cartoonists but I can read the signature
page 25 cartoonist -- BEK-- A man standing on a beach talking on a cell phone with his back to a tsunami sized wall of water about to crash down on him. Caption ---"As we grow older and more experienced, we overrate the accuracy of our judgments"
page 26 cartoonist --Mankoft-- From the left in a room furnished to represent a living room there is a sofa placed along the wall facing into the center of the room, a table lamp is to the right towards the corner of the room. In front of the sofa there is a low table with a cup and saucer placed upon the left end. Two women stand close, one holding a cup in her right hand the other is standing to her right and motioning to the left with her open left hand toward the center of the room. Downstage left from the second woman are a three legged table, and an easy chair. Upstage center left is a figure dressed in slacks and shirt in a prone position face up on the floor. Upstage center there is a credenza with flowers in a round vase, and a nondescript framed piece of artwork on the wall.
Caption, "And this is my late husband."
page 35 cartoonist --B. Sm???--Stage right are two young girls in pajamas. The girl stage tight is holding a doll. The girl stage right center is holding a stuffed bunny toy. Center stage there's an iron rail bunk bed set with ladder on the stage left side of which is a chest and wheeled luggage. There is a "teddy" bear on the chest.
Caption, "My mom says you can sleep in the top bunk if your parents will sign a release form."
page 41 cartoonist --????From upstage right to left a sailboat sailing from upstage right to upstage left. Upstage left there's a light house. Also stage center right is a motor boat with one occupant moving from stage right to stage left. From downstage right to downstage left there are a couple walking from right to left, a log, stage left a man seated in a beach chair facing the water reading what appears to be a newspaper, center stage a woman relining on a blanket under a beach umbrella, picnic basket, a man fishing, a small pail downstage left, a woman running from downstage left toward center stage. and downstage right a man on a beach blanket under an umbrella who also appears to be reading a newpaper. There's a banner across downstage from right to left that reads "Superman's Final Years"and there's a banner across the proscenium being pulled by a man flying from stage right to stage left that reads "FREE BEER 5-7P.M. - ED'S BAR
page 43 cartoonist -- ???Stage left is a table lamp. Seated stage left in an easy chair is a man with a look of panic on his face and his hands seem to be firmly gripping the ends of the arm rest similar to those who make white knuckle take offs and landings when flying commercial airlines. There's a table downstage of the chair upon which there's two framed pictures. The picture to the front appears to be that of the woman who is standing stage left of the seated man with arms opened to him in a stance that expresses concern. She is speaking to the man.
Caption, "You should never engage in unsupervised introspection."
page 45 Sketchbook by barry blittA balding man dressed in pajamas and robe removing a midnight snack from the refrigerator of a penthouse suite. The door to the refrigerator is being held open by a smartly dressed doorman.
page 46 --cartoonist--Leo???--A smartly dressed business man type, drink in hand at a bar speaking to the disinterested bartender. caption "Apparently, fifty is the new unemployed."
page 45 Cartoonist -- Marshall--A king seated in a wooden throne sansa crown is surrounded by a lamp, book, teapot, and ball all made of glowing Swiss cheese.br>Caption, "Midas loses his touch."
page 50 --Cartoonist--BOOTH--Scene, older tenement room indicated by single hanging light fixture and two button wall switch.Upstage left an overstuffed easy chair with a floor pole lamp behind and to the right of the occupant who is reading a newspaper. Trousers, shoes, and bald head appearing above the newspaper indicate an older male. left side of chair rests on large circular floor rug. Across the scene there are five dogs (mutts) from stage right center to stage left center in various poses of nonchalance , and one dog sitting upright on haunches face indicating he's awaiting a command Upstage center there is a doorway opening to what appears to be a kitchen, indicated by a stove with a vessel that contains boiling liquid. Standing in the doorway is a stocky woman wearing a polka dot dress and pocketed apron, and wire rim round lens glasses. Her hair is unkempt, her arms are folded across her chest, and her mouth is full open as if shouting. caption "Close-order drill! Everybody fall in!"
page 54 Cartoonist -- P.C. VEY--Scene: A couple driving a four door sedan along a road that appears to be in a suburban neighborhood. There is one can tied to the rear bumper of the sedan. The female passenger is speaking to the male driver. caption "We've been married for twenty-five years. Perhaps we should remove that last remaining can."
page 57 Cartoonist -- BEK--Scene:Two ants in a natural surrounding indicated by blades of grass and edges of rocks. One ant is speaking to the other. caption "Let's just invade the picnic, stay for five minutes, and leave"
page 63 Cartoonist --ZIEGLER--Scene:A royal throne room. Upstage right the king is standing in front of his throne with baseball bat at the ready. Downstage center at the end of the red carpet that runs the length of the room from the throne the Jester has just released his pitch and the ball is traveling toward the king.
page 64 Cartoonist --????--Scene:A deserted crater marked planet or asteroid somewhere in space. Upstage right and left are two crashed space ships. One resembles the popular conception of what an alien space ship would look like, the other resemble what a space ship made in the United States would look like Downstage right a creature resembling the popular conception of what a Martian would look like is reclining on a rock. Downstage left a figure resembling an astronaut from earth sits on his haunches, knees pulled to his chest and held in place by his folded arms, speaking to the "Martian". caption "We seem to have similar life experiences"
page 65 Cartoonist -- Levin--Scene:A man sits in a room furnished in United States living room style watching television. The person in the television is speaking. caption "Earlier today the F.D.A. recalled billions of dollars in tainted money"
page 67 Cartoonist --S. Davis?--Scene:Interior office cluttered with stacks of books. A woman sits at a desk with manuscript pages in either hand, her face has a look of bewildered amazement. A man with the look of self assured smugness sits across from the woman at the same desk. The woman is speaking to the man. caption "We've never published anything by a Pearl Harbor denier before"
page 72 Cartoonist -- feggo--Scene:A man crawling across a desert looks up to see sand pouring through the pinched opening of an hour glass sky.
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