The Brilliant Artists Behind Everyone's Favorite Part of The New Yorker, The Cartoons

Richard Gehr talks about New Yorker cartoons. I Only Read it for the Cartoons: The New Yorker's Most Brilliantly Twisted Artists features biographical profiles of such artists as Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross, Roz Chast, Lee Lorenz, and Edward Koren. Along with a dozen such profiles, Gehr provides a brief history of The New Yorker cartoon itself, touching on the lives and work of earlier illustrating wits, including Charles Addams, James Thurber, and William Steig.

New Yorker Cartoon by Arnold Levin

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New Yorker Cartoon by Jack Zeigler

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New Yorker Cartoon by Roz Chast

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New Yorker Cartoon by Roz Chast

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