Miguel Covarrubias
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José Miguel Covarrubias (November 22, 1904 — February 4, 1957) was a Mexican painter and caricaturist. His works and celebrity caricatures have been featured in The New Yorker and Vanity Fair magazines. The linear nature of his drawing style was highly influential to other caricaturists such as Al Hirschfeld. Covarrubias also did some wonderful illustrations for The Heritage Press including Uncle Tom's Cabin, Green Mansions and Pearl Buck's All Men Are Brothers. These editions are very sought after by collectors. He also worked as an illustrator for W.C. Handy's publications.
Covarrubias is also known for his analysis of pre-Colombian art of Mesoamerica, particularly that of the Olmec culture. His analysis of iconography presented a strong case that the Olmec predated the Classic Era years before this was confirmed by archaeology.
His interest in anthropology went beyond the arts and beyond the Americas. Covarrubias lived in and wrote a thorough ethnography of the "Island of Bali".
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