Episode 178 - Eric Drooker

On part 2 of this week's podcast we are joined by Illustrator, Eric Drooker. Eric's art has appeared on 40 New Yorker covers (his most recent was on last week's Money Issue) and is in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Library of Congress.We talk with Eric about becoming an artist, His New Yorker covers, his City Trilogy and the role of art and creativity in the world today. The third volume in his City Trilogy, "Naked City" is now available. His books, New Yorker cover prints and original art can be found at his webpage:http://www.drooker.comEric will be signing his books in San Francisco and Berkley in the next few days. You can find out more here:https://www.booksigningcentral.com/2024/10/30/eric-drooker-naked-city-author-talk/On Part 1 of the episode, we discuss the current contests:Winning captions for New Yorker contest #916 (Always look on the bright side of Dave).Finalists for contest #918 (Video killed the five star restaurants). Current New Yorker contest #920 (Dinner and a show). We also talk about our favorite cartoons from the current issue of the New Yorker.(Paul wishes to apologize for the way he sounds on this episode. He fell into a well right before the podcast and due to contract disputes, Lassie was unable to save him.) You can buy original New Yorker cartoon art at Curated Cartoons:https://www.curatedcartoons.comSend us questions or comments to:  [email protected]