Cleon Peterson's Illustration Among The New York Times' Most Memorable of 2021

Illustration by Cleon Peterson for The New York Times
An illustration by Cleon Peterson (2D Design ’06) is among The New York Times’ Most Memorable Illustrations of 2021. The illustration was commissioned for an article by OPinion writer Elizabeth Bruenig titled ‘The Government Has Not Explained How These 13 People Were selected to Die’. The article argues for the end of the federal death penalty, connecting to the themes of violence and societal issues that are prevalent in the majority of Peterson’s work.
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