The vast majority New Yorker The cover of the magazine’s 100-year history is an illustration. Only two problems break this mold: William Wegman’s portrait in Weimaraner from February 20-28, 2000, cover, most recently a self-portrait of Cindy Sherman from September 1-8, 2025. Both describe the subject as a change in the magazine’s beloved Eustace Tilley Mascot.
this New Yorker Now, reimagine the cover of celebrity portraits by hiring six contemporary photographers (Minter Minter, Awol Erizku, Ryan McGinley, Collier Schorr, Collier Schorr, Camila Falquez and Alex Prager) to mark the magazine’s centenary.
Erizku became famous in 2017 when Beyoncé and Jay-Z hired him to take photos of their pregnancy announcements for Instagram. for this New Yorkerhe filmed the trademark monolith of filmmaker and New York idol Spike Lee for Eustace Tilley, wearing a Louis Vuitton suit and picking up the camera to replace the character.
Minter’s smooth, soft face face face, jewel-filled mouth and faceted heels are immediately identified. She painted several famous figures, including Gloria Steinem, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus. During the anniversary, Minter painted the cover of a woman with pink hair and holding a cy on the cover of Barbara Shermund on October 3, 1925. Her version is a faithful recreation, showing the sink of red-haired actress Sadie, matching accessories, wearing a glass pane with visible drops of condensation.
McGinley, a skateboarder known for documenting New York nightlife, filmed a group of friends bending in front of the monumental springs of the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. Inspired by Charles Saxon on June 10, 1974, lying at the bottom of the column in Central Park on the cover of the band members of Bell Bottoms.
Falquez’s cover depicts Broadway and movie actress Ariana Debose, holding a magnifying glass, paying tribute to Lorenzo Mattotti, January 11, 1999, cover spyitself a tribute to Eustace Tilley. Identical twins Sophie and Ellie Thatcher (actress and artist respectively) were shot by Prague. Sisters were wearing red evening gowns back to back among a crowd of people in tuxedo smoking and cigars. This is a near replica of the cover of Julian de Miskey on October 18, 1930. Julia Garner (maybe Invent AnnaNetflix series about the infamous Grifter Anna Delvey/Sorokin) and Cole Escola ( Oh, Mary! Fame) Photographed by Schorr. They appeared in Sailor Garb, recalling the cover of Stanley W. Reynolds on May 29, 1926.
Watch the anniversary cover with a side effect of their prerequisites being noticed this New YorkerPrices have risen over the years. In 1925, the magazine was priced at 15 cents; by 1974, it was priced at 50 cents, and in 1999 it was $3. If you are not a subscriber, Minter, McGinley, Erizku, Schorr, Prager or Falquez bought any weekdays now, and the price is now $9.99 on newsstands.
