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August 9, 2021

The New Yorker cover for August 9, 2021: “Summer Treat,” by Mark Ulriksen

“Summer Treat,” by Mark Ulriksen

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The Epic Style of Kerry James Marshall

Calvin Tomkins

Calvin Tomkins profiles the artist Kerry James Marshall, a virtuoso of landscape, portraiture, still-life, history painting, and other genres of the Western canon.