The November 16th issue of the magazine features a cover by the very talented Barry Blitt. It is titled "Sea Change."
Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker's art editor, writes the following accompanying note about the drawing, which includes a quote from Mr. Blitt.
For the cover of the November 16, 2026, issue, the artist Barry Blitt features six newly elected Democrats—James Talarico, Abdul El-Sayed, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Amy Acton, Troy Jackson, and Gina Hinojosa—joyfully riding the midterms’ blue wave. “As thrilled—and relieved!—as I am by the midterm election’s outcome, [Blitt says], the greatest relief is to finally have some new faces to draw.”
("Sea Change," © Barry Blitt, and The New Yorker.)
