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A 1944 cartoon by R. Taylor from the New Yorker archives 

A 1944 cartoon by R. Taylor from the New Yorker archives 

The more things change….
From the New Yorker archives - a 1939 cartoon by the wonderful and little-remembered cartoonist R. Taylor

The more things change….

From the New Yorker archives - a 1939 cartoon by the wonderful and little-remembered cartoonist R. Taylor

From the New Yorker archives - a 1938 cartoon by the wonderful (and little-remembered) cartoonist R. Taylor, who worked at the magazine from 1935 to 1967

From the New Yorker archives - a 1938 cartoon by the wonderful (and little-remembered) cartoonist R. Taylor, who worked at the magazine from 1935 to 1967

“—…Other than this, I paint with my soul”
L’Assiette Au Beurre, “Esthetes,” by Paul Iribe, Apil 1903

“—…Other than this, I paint with my soul”

L’Assiette Au Beurre, “Esthetes,” by Paul Iribe, Apil 1903

“—Not very pretty, hm?
—My old pal…not as long as she’s dressed…”
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L’Assiette Au Beurre, “Esthetes,” by Paul Iribe, Apil 1903

“—Not very pretty, hm?

—My old pal…not as long as she’s dressed…”

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L’Assiette Au Beurre, “Esthetes,” by Paul Iribe, Apil 1903

“The Young Gentlemen”
L’Assiette Au Beurre, “The Young Gentlemen,” by Miklos Vadasz, April 1909

“The Young Gentlemen”

L’Assiette Au Beurre, “The Young Gentlemen,” by Miklos Vadasz, April 1909

“—Monsieur, The Baron is not receiving visitors
—Tell him it’s Lucy”
L’Assiette Au Beurre, “The Young Gentlemen,” by Miklos Vadasz, April 1909 

“—Monsieur, The Baron is not receiving visitors

—Tell him it’s Lucy”

L’Assiette Au Beurre, “The Young Gentlemen,” by Miklos Vadasz, April 1909 

“Between Candidates:
- My campaign platform consists of this: I have twelve children
- Well then you’ll never be elected. People will think you’re an idiot!”
L’Assiette Au Beurre, “Women Politicians,” by Gris, April 1910

“Between Candidates:

- My campaign platform consists of this: I have twelve children

- Well then you’ll never be elected. People will think you’re an idiot!”

L’Assiette Au Beurre, “Women Politicians,” by Gris, April 1910

We’ll miss you.

The precursor to Garbage Pail Kids: Ugly Stickers by Norman Saunders and Basil Wolverton. 

The precursor to Garbage Pail Kids: Ugly Stickers by Norman Saunders and Basil Wolverton. 

More Covarrubias from The New Yorker archives

More Covarrubias from The New Yorker archives

Fact v. fiction: Miguel Covarrubias’s self-portrait of himself and his wife Rosa and a photograph.