I’ve been a fan of William Haefeli’s cartoons for the New Yorker for a while now. Haefeli, described by cartoon editor Bob Mankoff as “a paragon of taste,” draws in a clean style—which he attributes to his commercial-art training—and consistently makes wry, urbane observations.
A bunch of his cartoons have gay themes. Here are some of my favorite captions:
“We’re not doing anything for Gay Pride this year. We’re here, we’re queer, we’re used to it.”
“I still say we should get a queen-sized mattress—despite the obvious jokes it will invite among the sales staff.”
“So if you’re the best man at a gay wedding, is that like being first runner-up?”
“I’m combing our finances for all this disposable income I keep reading we have.”
“Which should we go see: the straight romantic comedy where the heroine’s best friend is a gay man, or the gay romantic comedy where the hero’s best friend is a straight woman?”
More of Haefeli’s work and other New Yorker art can be viewed and purchased at Cartoon Bank. Thom was saying it’d be cool to get a print or two, and I agree.
Hey, Jeff.
Thanks for visiting my Not too much site. I’d never heard of Tuke either. There’s a big gallery of his stuff at http://www.geocities.com/tuke_site/. A lot his many pictures of pretty boys are very similar, but I think the one in the National Gallery of Australia exhibition is among the best as an artwork—much stronger. It’s the property of the Royal Academy, London. The Italian Nicola Lucciani was the model oil on canvas (85 x 60 cm).
Having just bought a townhouse, I think this is the cartoon that best describes James and me right now!
- Brian