New Yorker Illustrator Tips His Cap to Derek Jeter
In 2001, illustrator Mark Ulriksen told the San Francisco Chronicle that growing up, all he wanted to be was a center fielder for the San Francisco Giants. But over the years, his allegiances have gravitated to another MLB team, creating an ongoing professional conflict that he has talked about before.
This time around for The New Yorker, Ulriksen has illustrated Roger Angell’s story “S’Long Jeet” with a striking cover illustration of Derek Jeter. The Sept. 8 issue cover, the San Francisco-based artists insists, put him once again at odds:
“Jeter presents a conundrum for a Red Sox fan like me,” Ulriksen says about the cover.
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