The New Yorker May 22, 1943 Fishing Off the Bridge

soft. -ORIGINAL EDITION- World War II Magazine Date: May 22, 1943 Size and Page Count: 8.5"" X 11"" Tall, approx. 60 pages Condition: Fair, Cover Condition: Very Good - one page loose, one page missing , pages clean Cover 'Fishing Off the bridge' by Ilonka Karasz (1896-1981) American artist whose art included furniture, decorative textiles, murals, wallpaper, china, toys and . Her magazine covers are famous including those with The New Yorker Magazine. She co-founded the Society of Modern Art, a collective of European-born American Artists, and provided many of the illustrations for the Society's arts journal Modern Art Collector. She appeared in Vanity Fair, House Beautiful, and countless art magazines. She was an immigrant (born and educated in Hungary), a mother of two children, and an important player in introducing European modernism in the United States. And as Ralph Cutler said in The New York Times, ""Her success is more remarkable because she worked in a time when few women were designing...""She believed that successful modern design required not only satisfying one's intellect and meeting practical requirements, but also appealing to one's emotions through color and charm. Illustrations: Full color illustration on front cover as well as many black and white illustrations inside magazine ----An excellent opportunity for the collector, researcher or historian---- This magazine is famous for it's focus on life in New York. Departments include Goings On About Town, The Art Galleries, Books, The Current Cinema, Of All Things, On and Off the Avenue: Feminine Fashions, A Reporter at Large, and The Theatre. Articles and Ads Of Interest:

The American Sense of Humor

Letter from London

The Army Life- XXXII- Homeward

Chesterfield ads

Of All Things, pp. 30-33

Letter from London, pp. 34-41

Notes on Sports, pp. 42-43

The Desperadoes (1943 Film) review