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In the course of recent discussions with The New Yorker magazine concerning their back catalogue of cartoons (long term project, watch this space!); we were offered exclusive access to this wonderful wooden jigsaw puzzle celebrating one of the most iconic New Yorker covers of all time.
"New Yorkistan" is the title of the cover art for the 10 December 2001 edition of The New Yorker. It was created by longtime friend of REMO Maira Kalman in collaboration with illustrator Rick Meyerowitz and is, according to the American Society of Magazine Editors, #14 on the list of the top 40 magazine covers of the past 40 years.
The design depicts the boroughs of New York City, as well as individual neighborhoods within the city, giving each a name a "funny mixture of Yiddish, Farsi, and New Yorkisms" based on the history or geography of that area of the city: Lubavistan, Kvetchnya, Irate, Irant, Mooshuhadeen, Schmattahadeen, Yhanks, Feh, Fattushis, Fuhgeddabouditstan, Hiphopabad, Bad, Veryverybad, Khakis and Kharkeez (in Connecticut), and so on ...
Some Background: By early November 2001 the people of New York had settled into a deep funk. The ramifications of September 11 had set in and the war against the Taliban had begun in Afghanistan. When the New Yorkistan cover came out, suddenly a dark cloud seemed to lift. New Yorkers felt able to laugh again. They went mad for the map. They shared it.
According to Kalman, the inspiration for the cover arose in a car on the way to a party. She and Meyerowitz were talking about tribalism. At one point she came up with the idea of "Bronxistan", to which Meyerowitz replied "You know, we've got a map here." Originally, the picture was to be run on the back page of the magazine, but editors liked it so much that it was decided to make it the cover picture.
The response to New Yorkistan was overwhelming. The magazine disappeared from newsstands in two days, becoming the best selling issue of the New Yorker in history.
This jigsaw puzzle is a tribute to that cover. It is a wooden puzzle made in England in the traditional Victorian style, in which every piece is a different shape and selected pieces are whimsically cut in shapes that reflect the subject matter of the puzzle itself e.g. in this case: the Statue of Liberty, baseball pitcher, map of the USA, etc.
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