Charles Addams: Brownstone Snowman Holiday Cards

Charles Addams (American, 1912–1988) Brownstone Snowman Cover for The New Yorker, January 21, 1985 Cartoonist Charles Addams, of Addams Family fame, was inspired by the quirks of his fellow New Yorkers and the singular nature of their city—itself one of Addams’ characters. Perhaps his Brownstone Snowman is Addams’s wink at a frozen New Yorker come in from the cold, celebrating the season in snowman style.