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JOHN TOMAC ILLUSTRATION: LIBERTY’S FLAMEOUT

February 3, 2017

John Tomac’s first cover illustration for The New Yorker is a bittersweet achievement:  “Under more ordinary circumstances, the cover of our Anniversary Issue, marking ninety-two years, would feature some version of Rea Irvin’s classic image of the monocled dandy Eustace Tilley. This year, as a response to the opening weeks of the Trump Administration, particularly the executive order on immigration, we feature John W. Tomac’s dark, unwelcoming image, “Liberty’s Flameout.”

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“It used to be that the Statue of Liberty, and her shining torch, was the vision that welcomed new immigrants. And, at the same time, it was the symbol of American values,” Tomac says. “Now it seems that we are turning off the light.”

Tags: John Tomac, Cover Illustration, Editorial, Illustration, Magazine, Political, Politics

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