Talk with Edward Koren

December 13, 2016

Edward Koren
Cartoonist for The New Yorker magazine

Tuesday, December 13, 2016
5:30 pm

Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall
120 High St, New Haven, CT

Edward Koren’s iconic images record the comedy of manners in society and politics that have captured his attention for decades. In this talk, he will reflect on his career as a New Yorker artist, and on the many and diverse influences that have contributed to the development of his thinking and drawing.  

“In my cartoon drawings, I like getting things right… What captures my attention is all the human theater around me. I can never quite believe my luck in stumbling upon riveting minidramas taking place within earshot (and eyeshot), a comedy of manners that seem inexhaustible. And to be always undercover makes my practice of deep noticing more delicious. I can take in all the details as long as I appear inattentive – false moustache and dark glasses in place. All kinds of wonderful moments of comedy happen right under my nose…” On Cartooning, by Edward Koren