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The New Yorker Full Magazine August 19, 1974 Gretchen Dow Simpson Cover
This complete vintage issue of The New Yorker, dated August 19, 1974, features a striking and serene cover illustration by Gretchen Dow Simpson, known for her architectural precision and mastery of light and form. The issue exemplifies The New Yorker’s thoughtful balance of literature, politics, and art, with notable contributions from Sylvia Townsend Warner, Robert A. Caro, and Richard H. Rovere, along with poetry by Howard Moss and Michael Dennis Browne.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE TALK OF THE TOWN – 27
“WINGED CREATURES” – Sylvia Townsend Warner – 32
“SARATOGA” (Poem) – Howard Moss – 36
ANNALS OF POLITICS (Robert Moses—IV) – Robert A. Caro – 42
“FOX” (Poem) – Michael Dennis Browne – 44
“CINDERELLA LIBERATED” (Poem) – Anne Hussey – 77
THE CURRENT CINEMA – Penelope Gilliatt – 78
THE RACE TRACK – Audax Minor – 81
DANCING – Arlene Croce – 82
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON – Richard H. Rovere – 84
BOOKS (Briefly Noted) – 89
Cover: Gretchen Dow Simpson
Drawings: James Stevenson, William Steig, George Booth, Warren Miller, William Hamilton, Edward Frascino, Robert Day, Everett Opie, Robert Weber, Jack Ziegler, Saul Steinberg, Frank Modell, Lee Lorenz, Stan Hunt, Donald Reilly, Whitney Darrow Jr., John Corcoran, Barney Tobey, Ed Arno.