Hopes and Dreams

Stuff that's been hanging on the fridge.

I've been turned down so many times this way . . .

Saul Steinberg — The New Yorker

Saul Steinberg was awesome!

Punch 'n' Judy on Holiday

William Steig — The New Yorker — May 31, 1982

A Toast to the 'E' Generation

Barry Blitt — The New Yorker — May 29, 2000

The Curse of Modern Technology

Barry Blitt — The New Yorker — May 28, 2001

Jurassic Theater

Art Spiegelman — The New Yorker — May 26, 1997

E for Enigma

Saul Steinberg — The New Yorker — May 25, 1963

A Nice L'i'l Arrangement

Rather traditional, not controversial or edgy, but pretty.

Jenni Oliver — The New Yorker — May 25, 1981

I Don't Even Know What to Title This

William Steig — The New Yorker — May 24, 1993

The Here and Now

Saul Steinberg — The New Yorker — May 24, 1999

Send in the Clones

J.J. Sempé — The New Yorker — May 22, 2000

Send in the Clowns

Robert Tallon — The New Yorker — May 22, 1978

Takin' a Break at the Met

Edward Sorel — The New Yorker — May 21, 2001

Taking a Stab

Back to the genteel for the moment, this is an amazingly bucolic cover for one such as Charles Addams, taking a stab at an Escheresque concept, without a morbid element in sight.

Charles Addams — The New Yorker — May 19, 1975

Ah, Late Night Sessions at the Students' League

Robert Kraus — The New Yorker — May, 18, 1963

5 Items or Less

Supermarkets have been around basically since the 1930s, but it was in the '50s that they ballooned in size and content.

This cover from 1957 is surprising to me for the similarity to our contemporary supermarkets — from the XPress checkout to the magazines and comic book section, to the record spinner and gourmet section. This cover looks a little like a Mad magazine layout without all the antics, 'cept for that kid getting ready to ram his cart into that guy. And geez, the New Yorker cost a measly 20 cents!

Charles Martin — The New Yorker — May 18, 1957

Really. A Fine Day. In May.

William Steig certainly kept the child's spirit alive in his work.

William Steig — The New Yorker — May 18, 1981

What Day is so Fine as a Day in May?

J.J. Sempé — The New Yorker — May 18, 1998

Garment District

Iris Van Rynbach — The New Yorker — May 16, 1988

Tick Tick Tick

Carter Goodrich — The New Yorker — May 15, 2000