I've been a subscriber since I was in jr. high school, more than 60 years ago, and I don't remember some of the covers you posted, but they were wonderful to contemplate. Maybe I just don't remember things as well as I should?
Indeed there’s a formula for any creative work. Or, to be more precise, a menu of formulae. If you write a short story, or write a song, or paint a landscape, or sketch a cartoon, you’re precariously balanced on the shoulders of giants. At best, you can reimagine the eternal verities for your contemporary audience. But if you enslave yourself to ideology, your voice will die with you.
I subscribed for a very long time JUST for the cartoons and spot illustrations....and for the covers. When the magazine arrived without the plastic outer cover, and had, instead, a mailing label glued on the front, I stopped. Sigh. The BEST cartoons come from the New Yorker!
Delightful post. Thanks.
I've been a subscriber since I was in jr. high school, more than 60 years ago, and I don't remember some of the covers you posted, but they were wonderful to contemplate. Maybe I just don't remember things as well as I should?
I have subscribed for decades as well. Thank you for your discussions and for the insights.
The little hitler trick-or-treater would have made me jump back for sure!
Indeed there’s a formula for any creative work. Or, to be more precise, a menu of formulae. If you write a short story, or write a song, or paint a landscape, or sketch a cartoon, you’re precariously balanced on the shoulders of giants. At best, you can reimagine the eternal verities for your contemporary audience. But if you enslave yourself to ideology, your voice will die with you.
I subscribed for a very long time JUST for the cartoons and spot illustrations....and for the covers. When the magazine arrived without the plastic outer cover, and had, instead, a mailing label glued on the front, I stopped. Sigh. The BEST cartoons come from the New Yorker!