Editorial Illustration — Blog

Whistle-Blower

I am a whistle-blower. My book blows the whistle on the censorship of Op-Ed art by The New York Times.

Censorship, Editorial IllustrationJerelle KrausOctober 10, 2019Comment

David Levine and the power of political caricature

Though I was a naïf from California, new to New York and the Times, I was acquainted with the work of David Levine, whose caustic caricatures in the New York Review of Books would, I thought, enhance Pfaff’s prose.

Editorial Illustration, The NYTimes, CensorshipMonik AndreApril 13, 2019Comment

Censored Illustrations "Bare breast and a nipple"

Artist Nancy Stahl, a digital drawing pioneer, created the brilliant (literally) image you see here: a copyrighted idea glowing on a locked computer window. An ideal accompaniment to the essay.

Censorship, Editorial Illustration, The NYTimesMonik AndreApril 8, 2019Comment

Roland Topor Naked

Roland Topor is my all-time favorite human. Our friendship developed over scores of phone conversations about the Op-Ed subjects I commissioned him to illustrate. Without reading their texts, he created deft drawings for the Op-Ed page of The Times.

Editorial Illustration, PersonalJerelle KrausAugust 31, 2018Comment

The Racist Army

Now that the president is trumpeting the return of Korean War veterans’ remains, I’m reminded of an Op-Ed story we ran during my early days of art directing that page at The New York Times.

The NYTimes, Politics, Editorial IllustrationMonik AndreAugust 21, 2018Comment

Hank & Donald

Just a reminder of what you already know & why I unsuccessfully sought to publish David Levine's naked, tattooed-with-his-war-crimes Kissinger in The Times (but managed to get it on my book's 2nd edition cover).

Censorship, Politics, The NYTimes, Editorial IllustrationJerelle KrausAugust 20, 2018Comment