Best of 2020: Illustrations

Illustration by Leo Espinosa, from Bill Buford's "Good Bread"

 

Here are my favorite New Yorker illustrations of 2020:

1. Leo Espinosa’s illustration for Bill Buford’s “Good Bread,” April 13, 2020 (see above).

2. Andy Friedman’s illustrations for his “The Return of Kathleen Edwards” (newyorker.com, August 8, 2020).

3. Barry Blitt’s “Is It Time to Change the President?” (November 16, 2020).

4. Sergiy Maidukov’s illustration for Sarah Larson’s “Podcast Dept.” (November 23, 2020).

5. Bill Bragg’s illustration for Caleb Crain’s “City Limits” (April 27, 2020).

6. Cristiana Couceiro’s illustration for Steve Smith’s “New Music” (January 27, 2020).

7. Ilya Milstein’s illustration for Adam Gopnik’s “Black, No Sugar” (April 27, 2020).

8. João Fazenda’s illustration for Michael Schulman’s “Ruins” (May 25, 2020).

9. Leonardo Santamaria’s illustration for Rachel Syme’s “On Television: The Queen’s Gambit” (November 30, 2020).

10. Byron Eggenshwiler’s illustration for Anthony Lane’s “Overseas Operations” (June 29, 2020).