The New Yorker @ 100, III

In celebration of The New Yorker’s 100th year, I’m re-visiting my years making illustrations for the magazine back in the 90’s. In this, the final installment, it’s all about Musicians. Let’s start with Mozart…

Wolfgang Ammadeus Mozart

I presume this was to announce the beginning of the “Mostly Mozart” concert series in New York. Moving ahead, we portray the modernist classical composer, Schoenberg…

Arnold Schoenberg

I had the pleasure of drawing this great quartet who were in town one week:

The Guarini Quartet

From the Classics to the Blues…

Robert Cray

You can tell I was having fun with this one. The expressive linework is a tribute to this legendary guitarist.

Yousou N’Dour

I believe this guy’s still around. The great Afro-Pop star, Yousou N’Dour. Nice drawing!

Sylvain Sylvain

Now into more POP stuff, for ‘the young at heart’. A patriotic Rock n Roll pose here by the pop demi-god, Sylvain Sylvain. (BTW, I gifted a great portrait of Lou Reed and John Cale to a close friend, now deceased, which belongs next, but I do not have a file of it. Ask the New Yorker!) More Pop iconography:

Animal Logic

Stanley Clark and Stewart Copeland are still enjoying deserved acclaim, but this image might have scuppered their careers! It was drawn from the group’s album cover.

The Church

I think these guys were from down under, Didn’t last very long, to my knowledge. Presumptuous name, I confess!

Lastly, a gospel group to bring us all down to earth (in a show-biz way)…

I hope you’ve enjoyed my tribute to the Centennial Celebration of my favorite magazine, The New Yorker.