(Full cover and photo credits are given at the very end of this blog)
They say a photo is worth a 1,000 words, and this particular New Yorker cover, first shown to the world in 1976, does inspire at least that many. It depicts what the artist saw as a typical New Yorker’s view of the world, in order of its importance.
New York looms large, Jersey is a thin little strip, there’s a hastily written Mexico and Canada, some random square states jotted in, then the Pacific Ocean. Japan, China, and Russia are thrown in for good measure.
So, the question is: Is this how you think New Yorkers truly see the world? Is it how YOU see it? Be honest now, whadya think? Leave a comment!
**Do you have any cool New York photos for the blog? The only requirement is they be interesting enough to inspire a question and have something to do with New York. They don’t have to be of professional caliber. And you can just send in a photo, if you like, or a photo with a question.
**This pic is of a famous New Yorker cover created by Saul Steinberg for the March 29, 1976 cover. It was taken in a storefront window by Brian from the highly recommended blog New York Daily Photo**
2 responses so far ↓
1 Stephanie // Jun 6, 2008 at 9:08 pm
NYC is where it’s at. i would never tell my PA friends this but life begins and ends in NYC. I feel bad admitting that i think that.
2 Yvonne // Jun 10, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I first saw this cover back around 2000. As soon as I saw it I thought to myself, “Wow! How did they know that this is how I view the world?” Then I laughed and laughed and laughed. I’m still laughing.
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