When words elude, award-winning illustrator and political satirist Cathy Hull draws her own conclusions. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, her “visual commentary,” as she calls it, takes readers image by image through some of the most pivotal and consequential events in recent political history. Blending visual satire, contemporary politics, and art history, Hull’s work combines familiar, iconic imagery with astute observations and research that, together, aim not just to depict events, but to stimulate and provoke new thinking on the politics of our time.  

Astutely observed and brimming with wit, Hull’s illustrated books deliver the opportunity not just to learn about the key moments of this political era, but, importantly, to laugh about them. To talk with her about her most recent “tour de farce,” #BIDENWON: The Art of Recovery, Hull will be in conversation with former museum director Michael Botwinick.

Cathy Hull is an award-winning illustrator, author, and political satirist known for her sharp wit, incisive commentary, and unique visual style. As a freelance illustrator she has been a regular contributor to New York Magazine, the New York Times, and Time Magazine. Her art has been exhibited at national and international museums. An educator at Parsons and the School of Visual Arts, Hull has received awards and recognition from the American Institute of Graphic Art, the Art Director’s Club, the Museum of American Illustration, the Printing Industries of America, and the Society of Newspaper Designers. She was a featured artist in Graphis Magazine, Print Magazine, The Nebelspalter, and U & lc: Illustration With a Capital IQ. Her previous books include: Art 101 of the Deal: Donald J. Trump Off the Wall; and Art 2.0 of the Deal: Donald J. Trump Hits the Wall.

Michael Botwinick has served as director of the Hudson River Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, the Newport Harbor Art Museum, and assistant director at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He began his career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he was an Associate Curator of Medieval Art and the Cloisters before becoming Assistant Curator-in-Chief of the Museum. He has organized exhibitions with museums throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa, including the first American exhibitions to go to China. He has also served as an advisor to the U.S. Department of State on its Art in Embassies Program, the Egyptian Government on cultural policy, and the World Bank on the renovation of the Cairo Museum.