Wally Prestwick’s Annual Solo Picnic - Cartoon by The New Yorker #1572254 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white New Yorker cartoon features Wally Prestwick, a bespectacled man in a patterned shirt and cap, seated cross-legged on a picnic blanket beneath a leafy tree. He’s surrounded by classic picnic items: a wicker basket, thermos, plates of food, and a small jar-yet he’s entirely alone, underscoring the irony of an “annual picnic” held solo. The caption beneath reads, “Wally Prestwick, Self-Employed, Holds His Annual Picnic,” highlighting the humor in his solitary ritual.

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