Eustace Tilley was drawn by Rea Irvin, the magazine’s first art editor, for the cover of the first issue of The New Yorker, in 1925, and has returned for nearly every anniversary issue since. (Louis Menand gives a detailed history of Tilley.) For the past two decades, the magazine has invited contributing artists to reinterpret this iconic dandy, and last year readers contributed to the 2008 Eustace Tilley Contest.
Create your own Eustace Tilley by January 15, 2009, for a chance to win and be featured in an online slide show curated by The New Yorker’s art editor, Françoise Mouly.
To enter, upload a jpeg—or two, or three, or more—of your Tilley(s), at a minimum resolution of 72 dpi. Recommended image size is at least 465 x 633 pixels, and images must be vertical in orientation and formatted as a jpg, png, or non-animated gif. Maximum file size is two megabytes. We reserve the right to reject, disqualify, and delete any images that are considered inappropriate.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 15, 2009, AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME.
Winners will be announced with the release of our 84th anniversary issue on February 2, 2009.
