From Obama to Trump in two New Yorker magazine covers
Eight years ago, illustrator Bob Staake drew the New Yorker cover marking Barack Obama's election — a rendering of the Lincoln Monument meant to reflect the hope he felt. This week, he drew the cover marking Donald Trump's victory: a red brick wall. Bob Staake walks us through an era in two illustrations in this Day 6 mini-doc.
Last week, the United States elected Donald Trump, as president and illustrator Bob Staake had a problem on his hands.
He had to throw out all the ideas he was working on for a New Yorker magazine cover marking the first female president and start from scratch.
He succeeded, as he did 8 years ago when Barack Obama was first elected.
That means Bob Staake has welcomed the last two Presidents-Elect and book-ended an era with two high profile covers.
Click to hear how he came up with the ideas for two very different covers: