Book description
A loving look at the old ball game, from the cartoonists at The
New Yorker
America's national pastime engages fans and fanatics across the
country and around the world. Across the magazine's eight decades, the
artists at The New Yorker have captured the emotional essence
of the game, and The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons, Second
Edition brings an all-star lineup of cartooning greats together in
one delightful collection.
- Collects over 100 drawings that present a playful view of the
all-American sport
- Includes an introduction by Michael Crawford
- Features classic cartoons by New Yorker legends from
Charles Addams to Jack Ziegler
Selected by Robert Mankoff, acclaimed cartoonist and cartoon editor
of The New Yorker, The New Yorker Book of Baseball
Cartoons is a home run for baseball fans of all ages.
Robert Mankoff is the cartoon editor of The New Yorker.
He is also a cartoonist, and more than 900 of his cartoons have been
published in the magazine in the past thirty years, including the
best-selling New Yorker cartoon of all time. He is the author
of the book The Naked Cartoonist, published in 2002, about the
creative process behind developing magazine-style cartoons. He has
also edited dozens of cartoon books and published four of his own.
Michael Crawford is a staff cartoonist at The New
Yorker, which has published his cartoons since 1983. His work has
appeared in many publications, including Paris Match and the
National Enquirer. A full-time painter, Crawford lives and
works in a red barn in Rhinebeck.
