Weekend Spill: A 1931 Alajalov Marx Brothers Ad; The Tilley Watch Online, June 23-27, 2025
An Alajalov Marx Brothers Ad
Steve Stoliar, who knows his Marx Brothers, posted this terrif 1931 Monkey Business ad the other day. The artist: Alajalov
Alajalov’s A-Z entry:
Constantin Alajalov Born Constantin Aladjalov, 1900, Rostov-on-the-Don, Russia. Died Oct., 1987, Amenia, New York. New Yorker work: 1926 -1960. Perhaps best known for his New Yorker covers ( he also supplied cover art to other publications). Key collection: Conversation Pieces (The Studio Publications Inc., 1942) w/ commentary by Janet Flanner. A profile from The Saturday Evening Post.
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The Tilley Watch Online, June 23-27, 2025
An end of the week listing of New Yorker artists whose work has appeared on newyorker.com features
Daily Cartoons: Jorge Penne, Joe Dator, Ellis Rosen, Adam Douglas Thompson, Lars Kenseth.
See them here (in a slideshow format).