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48 Hills notes CCA Professor who illustrated ‘devastating, beautiful’ New Yorker cover

April 17, 2020

Illustration Chair Owen Smith is grabbing national attention for his recent New Yorker cover, which independent news outlet 48 Hills called “devastating” and “beautiful.”

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An image of the April 20, 2020 issue of The New Yorker

CCA Chair illustrates latest New Yorker cover

Illustration Chair Owen Smith discusses the inspiration behind his cover for the April 20, 2020, issue of the New Yorker.

Muralist and CCA alum Nigel Sussman in "48 Hills"

Writer Mary Corbin spoke with CCA alum Nigel Sussman (BFA Illustration 2005) about his Bay Area murals and the “Escher-like worlds” he creates. “The only consistent message I try to convey in my work is that everybody deserves happiness,” he says.

Lead image for Owen Smith's coverage in the New Yorker

Professor Owen Smith designs controversial New Yorker covers

The Daily Beast profiles Smith and his works for the magazine.