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Saul Steinberg
PainterKnown for:
The New Yorker covers; View of the World from 9th Avenue (1976)
Education:
Politecnico di Milano (architecture, 1940)
Saul Steinberg contributed more than 90 covers and nearly 1,200 interior drawings to The New Yorker across a career spanning five decades, developing a graphic language of line and symbol so distinctive that it influenced architecture, typography, and illustration worldwide. His View of the World from 9th Avenue (1976) cover - which depicts Manhattan in enormous detail and the rest of the world as a vague backdrop - became one of the most widely reproduced magazine covers in history. He was born in Romania and arrived in New York as a refugee in 1942.
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Used ink alongside marker, ballpoint, crayon, watercolor, and gouache in his New Yorker illustrations and fine art
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A carbon-based drawing ink made from fine soot particles (lampblack or carbon black) suspended in water with a binding agent, traditionally shellac. India ink dries to a permanent, waterproof, deep black finish and works with brushes, dip pens, and technical pens. It has been used for writing and drawing for thousands of years across Asian and Western traditions.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
