An artifact from the last century
It says “1970s,” but 1969 seems to be more accurate:
Writer/artist Whitney Darrow, Jr. had a day job as a cartoonist for The New Yorker, but it apparently never occurred to him to give one of these drawings the classic all-purpose New Yorker caption.
As for girls needing things fixed, well, where I work, should you need things fixed, you call — and sometimes beg, entreat and implore — the girl. (Even I do, and I’m pretty good at these things.)
(Via Syaffolee.)
McGehee »
14 April 2009 · 10:35 am
When I look at the application of that New Yorker “all-purpose caption” I’m always thinking that about the person who put together the collection of cartoons and applied the caption to all of them. Does that still count?
I suppose if I picked up a copy of the magazine I’d probably be thinking those words even when I wasn’t looking at the cartoons…
fillyjonk »
14 April 2009 · 1:48 pm
The drawings look kind of William Steig to me, was any artist listed for them?
As for “Boys invent things,” I guess the author never heard of the brassiere? Or liquid paper? Or COBOL? Or many other things?. (Sorry, but I think my membership in AAUW carries a clause requiring me to cite things like that.)
CGHill »
14 April 2009 · 1:50 pm
Far as I know, Whitney Darrow, Jr. was responsible for both drawings and captions.
fillyjonk »
14 April 2009 · 1:50 pm
Whitney Darrow was the artist as well as the author?
Well, I still say the drawings look like Steig.
CGHill »
14 April 2009 · 1:52 pm
They do indeed look Steig-ish. (On the other hand, I don’t think Darrow ever came up with anything quite as whimsical as CDB!)