The New Yorker – August 29, 1936 – William Steig Cover

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This is the August 29, 1936, issue of The New Yorker. It features a painted cover by William Steig (creator of Shrek). The magazine contains all the regular New Yorker features and columns of that period (many of which no longer appear in current issues – particularly sports-related columns such as the tennis courts, polo, yachts and yachtsmen and the race track). The cartoons are much bigger than in current issues as well. There are black & white illustrations; there are also vintage color and black & white advertisements. This issue has 56 pages and measures approximately 8.75 x 12 inches. William Steig (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for the picture book Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name, as well as others that included Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto. He was the U.S. nominee for the biennial and international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as both a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988. Steig’s first published work appeared in The New Yorker in 1930 as a series of cartoons. Hailed as the "King of Cartoons," he went on to contribute more than 2,600 drawings and 117 covers to the magazine. One of his cartoon characters, Poor Pitiful Pearl, was made into a popular line of dolls starting in 1956. New Yorker covers are timeless and look great matted and/or framed! NOTE: I have hundreds of vintage copies of The New

• Year: 1936
• Condition: Very Good

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