Editorial illustration • The Guardian US
The Guardian US asked me to create an editorial illustration to accompany an article about uncovered bones that revealed a Texas town’s forgotten racial past. I wanted to make a connection between sugarcane – with its long, tall stalks – and prison bars. The resulting illustration ran online and was the very first featured image on the Guardian’s illustration Instagram.
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Art direction: Francisco Navas
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