Fishing Gear, Sark — Marion Adnams

Fishing Gear, Sark, c. 1930 by Marion Adnams (1898-1995)

On Photography (Homage to Susan Sontag) — Mark Tansey

On Photography (Homage to Susan Sontag), 1982 by Mark Tansey (b. 1949)

24 frames from Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy

From The King of Comedy, 1982. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Cinematography by Fred Schuler. Stills via Film Grab.

Uncle George — Mervyn Peake

Uncle George by Mervyn Peake (1911-1968)

Elsa Morante’s Lies and Sorcery (Book acquired, 31 Aug. 2023)

 

 

NYRB is publishing a new translation of Elsa Morante’s Lies and Sorcery by Jenny McPhee.

Do Nothing and Let Them Laugh — James Ensor

Do Nothing and Let Them Laugh, 1939 by James Ensor (1860-1949)

Correspondence – Erik Thor Sandberg

Correspondence, 2021 by Erik Thor Sandberg (b. 1975)

Stairway — Edward Hopper

Stairway, 1949 by Edward Hopper (1882-1967)

Labor — Will Barnet

Labor, 1935 by Will Barnet (1911-2012)

Milking Practice with Artificial Udder — Evelyn Dunbar

Milking Practice with Artificial Udders, 1940 by Evelyn Dunbar (1906-1960)

While the World Is Burning — Willehad Eilers

While the World Is Burning, 2022 by Willehad Eilers (b. 1981)

Untitled (The Island of Doctor Moreau) — Charles Burns

Charles Burns’ illustration for a Jan. 2000 Esquire article by Jeff Gordinier titled “The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen.”

Hurricane — Alphonse Legros

Hurricane by Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Untitled (Secret’s Safe) — Raymond Pettibon

Untitled, 2003 by Raymond Pettibon (b. 1957)

Illustration for Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses — Marshall Arisman

An illustration by Marshall Arisman (1937-1922) that accompanied a March 1992 excerpt of Cormac McCarthy’s novel All the Pretty Horses that appeared in Esquire.

Coat Check Girl — Nigel Van Wieck

Coat Check Girl by Nigel Van Wieck (b. 1947)

Ukuphicotha Kwento Xa Ingaziwa — Cinga Samson

Ukuphicotha Kwento Xa Ingaziwa, 2023 by Cinga Samson (b. 1986)