Sadly, my only encounter with the great Saul Steinberg was when, as a newly hired art director for the Times OpEd page, I called him. He was one of the first on my list of artist-heroes to contact when I got my dream job. The call did not go well. I was warned that he was angry that a few of the starring OpEd regulars were at times more than a little influenced by his work – they copied it. Actually, who could not be influenced by his brand of Eastern European comic surrealis
