New York Drawings
<p>ILLUSTRATIONS AND COMICS FROM THE <i>NEW YORKER</i> COVER ARTIST AND AWARD-WINNING CARTOONIST</p><p>Two strangers, both reading the same novel, share a fleeting glance between passing subway cars. A bookstore owner locks eyes with a neighbor as she receives an Amazon package. Strangers are united by circumstance as they wait on the subway stairs for a summer storm to pass.</p><p>Adrian Tomine's illustrations and comics have been appearing for more than a decade in the pages (and on the cover) of <i>The New Yorker</i>. Instantly recognizable for their deceptively simple and evocative style, these images have garnered the attention of <i>The New Yorker</i>'s readership and the approbation of such venerable institutions as the Art Directors Club and <i>American Illustration</i>.</p><p><i>New York Drawings </i>is a loving homage to the city that Tomine, a West Coast transplant, has called home for the past seven years. This lavish, beautifully designed volume collects every cover, comic, and illustration that he has produced for <i>The New Yorker </i>to date, along with an assortment of other rare and uncollected illustrations and sketches inspired by the city. Complete with notes and annotations by the author, <i>New York Drawings </i>will also feature a new introductory comic focusing on Tomine's experiences as a New York illustrator.</p>