ROZ CHAST creates cartoons every week for the The New Yorker and just turned in a batch the day before we talked . The weekly thing is something Chast has been doing for more than four decades ; the magazine has published more than 1,000 of her cartoons . Chast ' s work also has appeared in numerous other publications , and she has published more than a dozen books , most recently I Must Be Dreaming ( October 2023 ). She splits her time between Ridgefield , Connecticut , and New York City and is represented by Carol Corey Fine Art in Kent , Connecticut . It ’ s not just Chast ' s cartoon drawings that are kept at the gallery ; it ’ s also her pysanky ( dyed eggs ) and embroidery . Chast will be in the Berkshires on Friday , June 14 , at 4 p . m . for a talk with André Bernard , kicking off his Masters Series at The Mount . I spoke with Chast recently about how she got her foot in The New Yorker ’ s door , her favorite ( ghoulish ) cartoonist , and the secret to being good at what she does .
No Gags , Guys
ICONIC CARTOONIST ROZ CHAST RECALLS TURNING AWAY GAG MEN AND MORE
BILL HAYES
ROZ CHAST creates cartoons every week for the The New Yorker and just turned in a batch the day before we talked . The weekly thing is something Chast has been doing for more than four decades ; the magazine has published more than 1,000 of her cartoons . Chast ' s work also has appeared in numerous other publications , and she has published more than a dozen books , most recently I Must Be Dreaming ( October 2023 ). She splits her time between Ridgefield , Connecticut , and New York City and is represented by Carol Corey Fine Art in Kent , Connecticut . It ’ s not just Chast ' s cartoon drawings that are kept at the gallery ; it ’ s also her pysanky ( dyed eggs ) and embroidery . Chast will be in the Berkshires on Friday , June 14 , at 4 p . m . for a talk with André Bernard , kicking off his Masters Series at The Mount . I spoke with Chast recently about how she got her foot in The New Yorker ’ s door , her favorite ( ghoulish ) cartoonist , and the secret to being good at what she does .
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