Impossible Interviews
Mexican-born artist Miguel Covarrubias pairs the aging capitalist John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (1839–1937), with the communist leader Josef Stalin (1878–1953). Covarrubias portrays the men as captains of industry in one of his “Impossible Interviews,” his celebrated series in Vanity Fair that featured well known public figures who would never be seen together in real life. A master caricaturist, Covarrubias boldly distorts the outer appearances of his subjects as a means of suggesting inner traits of character.
Mexican-born artist Miguel Covarrubias pairs the aging capitalist John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (1839–1937), with the communist leader Josef Stalin (1878–1953). Covarrubias portrays the men as captains of industry in one of his “Impossible Interviews,” his celebrated series in <em>Vanity Fair</em> that featured well known public figures who would never be seen together in real life. A master caricaturist, Covarrubias boldly distorts the outer appearances of his subjects as a means of suggesting inner traits of character.