Cartoonist Mort Gerberg Brings 'A New Yorker's Perspective' To New-York Historical Society

Mort Gerberg, No, not a D – it’s a B! You know, like in Beowulf…Botticelli…Brahams…," cartoon for the Saturday Review, 1965<br/>

Mort Gerberg, No, not a D – it’s a B! You know, like in Beowulf…Botticelli…Brahams…," cartoon for the Saturday Review, 1965<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, No, not a D – it’s a B! You know, like in Beowulf…Botticelli…Brahams…," cartoon for the Saturday Review, 1965<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, 'Wait, those weren’t lies. That was spin!,' cartoon for the New Yorker, April 20, 1998<br/>

Mort Gerberg, 'Wait, those weren’t lies. That was spin!,' cartoon for the New Yorker, April 20, 1998<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, 'Wait, those weren’t lies. That was spin!,' cartoon for the New Yorker, April 20, 1998<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, Castaway Island, cartoon for the New Yorker, June 4, 2012<br/>

Mort Gerberg, Castaway Island, cartoon for the New Yorker, June 4, 2012<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, Castaway Island, cartoon for the New Yorker, June 4, 2012<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, 'The thing is, you have to really want to change' cartoon for the New Yorker, April 20, 2014<br/>

Mort Gerberg, 'The thing is, you have to really want to change' cartoon for the New Yorker, April 20, 2014<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, 'The thing is, you have to really want to change' cartoon for the New Yorker, April 20, 2014<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, If he’s so smart, how come he didn’t get sworn in down here, where it’s warm?, created for Nixon Inauguration Live Telecast on NBC, 1973<br/>

Mort Gerberg, If he’s so smart, how come he didn’t get sworn in down here, where it’s warm?, created for Nixon Inauguration Live Telecast on NBC, 1973<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, If he’s so smart, how come he didn’t get sworn in down here, where it’s warm?, created for Nixon Inauguration Live Telecast on NBC, 1973<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, Story board for cartoon skit for Mrs. Claus Wants Credit for Woman, Channel 2, December 1971<br/>

Mort Gerberg, Story board for cartoon skit for Mrs. Claus Wants Credit for Woman, Channel 2, December 1971<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, Story board for cartoon skit for Mrs. Claus Wants Credit for Woman, Channel 2, December 1971<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, Of course, what I'd really like to do is direct, cartoon for the New Yorker, 1969<br/>

Mort Gerberg, Of course, what I'd really like to do is direct, cartoon for the New Yorker, 1969<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, Of course, what I'd really like to do is direct, cartoon for the New Yorker, 1969<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, prisoner's cell, cartoon for the Saturday Review, February 1969<br/>

Mort Gerberg, prisoner's cell, cartoon for the Saturday Review, February 1969<br/>

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Mort Gerberg, prisoner's cell, cartoon for the Saturday Review, February 1969<br/>

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