tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post4244959528719810768..comments2024-03-25T03:15:21.061-07:00Comments on Art Contrarian: James Thurber, Writer and Nearly-Blind Part-Time CartoonistDonald Pittengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-76071368266859159092020-05-16T18:47:10.806-07:002020-05-16T18:47:10.806-07:00I agree that Thurber's drawings can't be j...I agree that Thurber's drawings can't be judged by traditional criteria. That's quite a monument to the strength of his work (no matter how weak and wispy his drawings appear). If his content wasn't so smart and sophisticated and funny, no one would let him get away with this excuse for drawing. As it is, his line is perfectly suited to his humor.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-40044321298236055422020-05-07T20:11:26.394-07:002020-05-07T20:11:26.394-07:00I think most or all of those cartoons plus more an...I think most or all of those cartoons plus more and also various kinds of writings are in The Thurber Carnival, which is a sort of greatest hits edition. <br /><br />Keith Olbermann's father was dying during the time when Keith had a daily show on MSNBC. He was reading Thurber stories to his father in the hospital and read some of them on his program. emjayayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790208989570059525noreply@blogger.com