New Yorker Cover Analysis

On the New Yorker cover shown, it depicts 4 women with sashes that have the names of states on them. The states are Georgia, Florida, New York, and California. The font color of the title "New Yorker" is the same color as the sashes on the women, and the writings in the corner. Other than the title the sashes, and the miscellaneous writing, there is no other color in the picture, the rest is black and white. The women with the states Georgia, Florida, and California all have long wavy blonde hair, and have large fake smiles. Their eyes are also big and doll-like with long eyelashes, and they are wearing one-piece bathing suits. The women wearing the New York sash is very different from the rest. She has dark hair that is put up in a bun, and she is not smiling. She looks more exotic than the rest with smaller, narrower eyes with dark makeup and a mole on her right cheek. She is also different because she is wearing a two-piece bathing suit.

I think the reason that the title, price, date, and sashes are the only pieces of the cover that are in color is because the maker wanted those pieces to pop. Obviously the title should pop, but the fact that the sashes pop too makes me think that that must be of vital importance to the integrity of the cover. I thought it was interesting that New York was the only state they used that wasn't a warmer climate state. The women other than the New York woman are depicted as typical traditional southern pageant girls with their modest bathing suits, blonde hair, and fake looking smiles. I think the point they were trying to make with this is that New York is a place that is less fake, more fashion forward, and more modern than others. This makes sense as a theme because this issue is from the year 2000 when a big focus was put on being modern.