The New Yorker covers: August 20, 1932

Over the years, there have been many magazines whose covers have featured the work of highly talented artists and illustrators. But probably no magazine has had more varied and memorable covers, over a longer period of time, than The New Yorker, which was founded in 1925.

Harry Brown
(covers untitled until February 1993)

And now, a few words from . . . P. G. Wodehouse

Every author really wants to have letters printed in the papers. Unable to make the grade, he drops down a rung of the ladder and writes novels.

"What is art but a way of seeing?" Saul Bellow

"The Excavation of Pompeii," ca. 1870, Filippo Palizzi

Movie Posters, 2026: Two adults, please, and a large popcorn!

Today in the history of the American comic strip: July 12

American cartoonists and writers may not have invented the comic strip, but some argue that the comics, as we know them today, are an American creation. Clearly, the United States has played an outsize role in the development of this underappreciated art form.

7.12.1937: Abbie an’ Slats, initially written by All Capp and illustrated by Raeburn Van Buren, begins its run. The strip survived until 1971.

7.12.1993: Brooke McEldowney unveils 9 Chickweed Lane, which follows the fortunes of three generations of women from one family. The National Cartoonists Society honored McEldowney with its Newspaper Comic Strip award in 2005.
 

9 Chickweed Lane

Most of the information listed here from one day to the next comes from two online sites -- Wikipedia, and Don Markstein's Toonopedia -- as well as 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics, edited by Maurice Horn. Note that my focus is on American newspaper comic strips (and the occasional foreign strip that gained popularity in the United States). Thus, comic books and exclusively online comics are not included here.

The New Yorker covers: December 15, 1928

I don’t get too excited about holidays, with one major exception. I’ve always had a warm spot in my heart for Christmas. The New Yorker has run many Christmas covers over the years, some of which, such as those by the late George Booth, are quite memorable.

Julian de Miskey
(covers untitled until February 1993)

And now, a few words from . . . Henry "Chips" Channon

What is more dull than a discreet diary? One might as well have a discreet soul.

"What is art but a way of seeing?" Saul Bellow

"Young Women Crocheting," 1875, Giovanni Boldini

Movie Posters, 2015: Two adults, please, and a large popcorn!