RIT alumnus John W. Tomac ’03 (illustration) has recreated The New Yorker’s iconic dandy Eustace Tilley as a dog for the cover of the magazine’s February 2023 issue, which is on stands now. Tomac’s artwork, called New Tricks, continues the tradition of The New Yorker’s annual February anniversary issue displaying a different artist’s version of the magazine’s mascot.The Eustace Tilley image has been featured throughout the magazine since its creation for the cover of the inaugural February 1925 issue. Typically seen in profile and with a top hat, the now-famous Tilley has appeared throughout the magazine and website since.
Aside from Tilley’s transformation into a dog in New Tricks, Tomac’s artwork echoes that first cover faithfully, down to the materials and techniques used. Tomac explains on his website that, “for the first time since my days as an art student at RIT, I broke out the gouache and India ink and created this. It turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks.”
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