Be it poetic, political, eccentric or moving, the covers of The New Yorker continue to amaze us. For more than 80 years (first appearing in 1925), the covers of New York’s must-see, must-read cultural magazine was entrusted to different artists, cartoonists and caricaturists – including Sempé and Art Spiegleman.
Here is a quick outline of 30 covers that are worth viewing again, from a magazine that has always kept journalistic illustration artistic.
1. Bek
2. Art Spiegelman – September 11, 2001
3. Death of Ben Laden
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5. Sempé
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18. David Hockney – made on an iPad
19. Fukushima
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And the most controversial, which caricatured critiques of Barack Obama during his presidential campaign.
Article initially published by Alice on Topito under the title Top 80 most beautiful New Yorker covers (well, almost).
Photo CreditsL FlickR CC Karen Horton
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