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Eric Drooker

Eric Drooker is a painter, graphic novelist, and third-generation New Yorker. His paintings have appeared on thirty-five covers of The New Yorker and hang in numerous collections. His intense graphics and provocative street posters are a regular feature of the global street-art movement. He won the American Book Award for “Flood! A Novel in Pictures.” His other books include “Blood Song” and “Howl: A Graphic Novel.” He was the animation designer for the film “Howl,” and was later hired by DreamWorks Animation. He gives slide lectures about art, politics, and the changing urban landscape throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Eric Drooker’s “Sunset Catch”

The artist discusses how the Hell Gate Bridge got its name, and the sublime sunsets of California’s fire season.

Eric Drooker’s “Uvalde, May 24, 2022”

Gun violence and the American way of life.

Eric Drooker’s “The Impossible Dream”

The artist discusses the often quixotic-seeming task of confronting the climate crisis.

Morning

The Sound

Eric Drooker’s “Sunset Catch”

The artist discusses how the Hell Gate Bridge got its name, and the sublime sunsets of California’s fire season.

Eric Drooker’s “Uvalde, May 24, 2022”

Gun violence and the American way of life.

Eric Drooker’s “The Impossible Dream”

The artist discusses the often quixotic-seeming task of confronting the climate crisis.

Morning

The Sound