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Friday, November 11, 2011

Was R. Crumb's New Yorker Cover on Gay Marriage Worthy of Rejection? [The Gays]

via Gawker by Seth Abramovitch on 11/10/11

When R. Crumb was commissioned to draw a cover for a June 2009 issue of The New Yorker, he came up with this illustration of a gender-indeterminate couple tying the knot before a city clerk. A sign near them reads, "Gender Inspection," accompanied by a red arrow. The cover, which Crumb had never made public until now, was rejected by New Yorker editor David Remnick, and Crumb responded to the slight by publicly announcing that he'd never work for The New Yorker again. More »

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