In May 1928 Long had been married for about nine months to colleague and cartoonistPeter Arno, who was also a regular fixture of the nightclub scene. But in Long’s column for May 5, 1928, one can detect a bit of weariness setting in, the 27-year-old sensing the next generation didn...
(New York Historical Society) …other cartoons included this commentary on public advertising by Leonard Dove… …Peter Arno’s unique take on the seafaring life… …Helen Hokinson eavesdropped on some tween talk… …and Alan Dunn gave us some perspective on the fast pace of city life… ...
Gallery Credit: Jacob Osborn & Peter Richman 1920: Raggedy Ann doll Randen Pederson // Flickr 1920: Raggedy Ann doll Original estimated retail price: $1 Originally a book character, Raggedy Ann was created by a prolific political cartoonist named Johnny Gruelle. By 1920, two signature handmade...
An appreciation by his friend the writer and cartoonist Carlo de Fornaro (1871-1949), also Sephardic perhaps (much like my friend Arthur Fornari), places Casseres on the staff of the Sunday edition of El Diario, the Spanish-language newspaper that still exists. He contributed to Alfred Stiegli...
Gallery Credit: Jacob Osborn & Peter Richman 1920: Raggedy Ann doll Randen Pederson // Flickr 1920: Raggedy Ann doll Original estimated retail price: $1 Originally a book character, Raggedy Ann was created by a prolific political cartoonist named Johnny Gruelle. By 1920, two signature handmade...
In New York City, however,new mandates will go into effect by the end of the month,and they are the toughest in the nation. They include a vaccine mandate for all city workers, public and private. If you want to take your kids to see a show or eat at a restaurant, you will need...
Gallery Credit: Jacob Osborn & Peter Richman 1920: Raggedy Ann doll Randen Pederson // Flickr 1920: Raggedy Ann doll Original estimated retail price: $1 Originally a book character, Raggedy Ann was created by a prolificpolitical cartoonist named Johnny Gruelle. By 1920, two signature handmade ...
…if you’re wondering why the Spud ad featured a guy in a powdered wig puffing on a cigarette, well the theme of the 1932 ball was “A Pageant of Old New York.” Every year had a different costume theme, and the ladies and gentlemen of the ruling classes delighted in dressing up fo...
Richard Lockridge(1898–1982) was a reporter forTheNew York Sunwhen he began submitting comic sketches toTheNew Yorkersuch the one excerpted below. Later sketches would include the characters Mr. and Mrs. North. In the late 1930s Lockridge would collaborate with his wife,Frances Louise Davis,on...
Richard Lockridge(1898–1982) was a reporter forTheNew York Sunwhen he began submitting comic sketches toTheNew Yorkersuch the one excerpted below. Later sketches would include the characters Mr. and Mrs. North. In the late 1930s Lockridge would collaborate with his wife,Frances Louise Davis,on...