New Yorker Xmas Issue Honors Booth and Lorenz

George Booth, who died last month, and Lee Lorenz, who passed earlier this month,
were honored by The New Yorker in the Christmas 2022 edition of the magazine.

George got the cover and The New Yorker interviewed daughter Sarah for the “Cover Story.”

Michael Maslin, who on Mondays notes the drawing contents of the new issue of The New Yorker,
informs us that the first cartoon in the Christmas issue is by Lee with a note from the magazine:

The lead drawing is by Lee Lorenz whose passing last Thursday is noted on the Contributors page:

 The magazine lets us know the original publication date.


drawings © The New Yorker

Michael Maslin’s entry for today has a short remembrance of Lee by Mort Gerberg.

 

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