illustrations

George Lois in his New York City apartment. George Lois, one of the most influential admen of his generation, is known for his early Xerox commercials showing a chimpanzee deftly operating a photocopier, the “Think small” ads for Volkswagen and the “I want my MTV” campaign. He also dreamed up Lean Cuisine and the ‘I [...]

Children may know William Steig as the creator of Shrek, but their grandparents can trace the ornery green ogre’s roots through a body of children’s books, New Yorker cartoons and drawings dating back to the Depression. Neither group will be disappointed by the Jewish Museum’s exhibition “From The New Yorker to Shrek: The Art of [...]