{"product_id":"very-funny-ladies-the-new-yorkers-women-cartoonists-9781633886865","title":"Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's no secret that most \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e readers flip through the magazine to look at the cartoons before they ever lay eyes on a word of the text. But what isn't generally known is that over the decades a growing cadre of women artists have contributed to the witty, memorable cartoons that readers look forward to each week. Now Liza Donnelly, herself a renowned cartoonist with the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e for more than twenty years, has written this wonderful, in-depth celebration of women cartoonists who have graced the pages of the famous magazine from the Roaring Twenties to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn anthology of funny, poignant, and entertaining cartoons, biographical sketches, and social history all in one, \u003ci\u003eVeryFunny Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique slant on 20th-century and early 21st-century America through the humorous perspectives of the talented women who have captured in pictures and captions many of the key social issues of their time. As someone who understands firsthand the cartoonist's art, Donnelly is in a position to offer distinctive insights on the creative process, the relationships between artists and editors, what it means to be a \u003ci\u003efemale\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist, and the personalities of the other \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e women cartoonists, whom she has known over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVery Funny Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e reveals never-before-published material from \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e archives, including correspondence from Harold Ross, Katharine White, and many others. This book is history of the women of the past who drew cartoons and a celebration of the recent explosion of new talent from cartoonists who are women. Donnelly interviewed many of the living female cartoonists and some of their male counterparts: \u003cb\u003e Roz Chast, Liana Finck, Amy Hwang, Victoria Roberts, Sam Gross, Lee Lorenz, Michael Maslin, Frank Modell, Bob Weber, \u003c\/b\u003e as well as editors and writers such as \u003cb\u003eDavid Remnick, Roger Angell, Lee Lorenz, Harriet Walden \u003c\/b\u003e(legendary editor Harold Ross's secretary). The New Yorker Senior Editor \u003cb\u003eDavid Remnick\u003c\/b\u003e and Cartoon Editor \u003cb\u003eEmma Allen \u003c\/b\u003econtributed an insightful foreword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining a wealth of information with an engaging and charming narrative, plus more than seventy cartoons, along with photographs and self-portraits of the cartoonists, \u003ci\u003eVery Funny Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully portrays the art and contributions of the brilliant female cartoonists in America's greatest magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiza Donnelly (Rhinebeck, NY) has been a cartoonist for The New Yorker for over 30 years. When she started, she was one of only three women cartoonists being published by the magazine at that time. Ms. Donnelly has written and illustrated a series of children's books about dinosaurs and has edited four collections of cartoons, including Mothers and Daughters, and, with Michael Maslin, Fathers and Sons, Husbands and Wives, and Call Me When You Reach Nirvana. She has also contributed cartoons and illustrations to The New York Times, The Nation, Cosmopolitan, and many other national magazines.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50380035981586,"sku":"9781633886865","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_83ffe1a7-20c1-4e93-9cd0-297800d50da9.jpg?v=1728673758","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/very-funny-ladies-the-new-yorkers-women-cartoonists-9781633886865","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}