Cindy Sherman Reimagines Eustace Tilley for New Yorker's 100th Anniversary Cover
Cindy Sherman has created the cover for the 100th anniversary issue of The New Yorker, reinterpreting the magazine's iconic dandy Eustace Tilley. Originally drawn by Rea Irvin in 1925, Eustace Tilley has been reimagined by artists including Art Spiegelman, Charles Addams, David Hockney, and Amy Sherald. Sherman's version features her in a feathered hat, a striped jacket from the Salvation Army, and a fake nose, holding a mirror instead of a monocle, with a butterfly ring. She is the second photographer to create a New Yorker cover after William Wegman, who did so for the 75th anniversary in 2020. The magazine was founded in 1925 by Harold Ross and Jane Grant with Raoul Fleischman. Sherman described the challenge of finding her own take among many previous versions.
Key facts
- Cindy Sherman created the cover for The New Yorker's 100th anniversary in 2025.
- The cover reinterprets Eustace Tilley, the magazine's iconic dandy originally drawn by Rea Irvin in 1925.
- Sherman wears a feathered hat, a striped jacket from the Salvation Army, and a fake nose.
- She holds a mirror instead of a monocle and wears a butterfly ring.
- Previous reinterpreters of Eustace Tilley include Art Spiegelman, Charles Addams, David Hockney, and Amy Sherald.
- William Wegman was the first photographer to create a New Yorker cover, for the 75th anniversary in 2020.
- The New Yorker was founded in 1925 by Harold Ross and Jane Grant with Raoul Fleischman.
- Sherman stated she found the jacket at the Salvation Army in the early 2000s.
Entities
Artists
- Cindy Sherman
- Rea Irvin
- Art Spiegelman
- Charles Addams
- David Hockney
- Amy Sherald
- William Wegman
Institutions
- The New Yorker
- Salvation Army
Locations
- New Jersey
- United States