Cover Story: Jean-Jacques Sempé’s Dancers

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Jean-Jacques Sempé, the artist behind this week’s cover, “Dance Around a Piano,” has contributed many New Yorker covers celebrating the art of dance. Here is a selection:

“March 9, 1981,” by J. J. Sempé.

“March 9, 1981,” by J. J. Sempé.|||

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“March 23, 1987,” by J. J. Sempé.

“March 23, 1987,” by J. J. Sempé.|||

“December 12, 1988,” by J. J. Sempé.

“December 12, 1988,” by J. J. Sempé.|||

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“December 31, 1990,” by J. J. Sempé.

“December 31, 1990,” by J. J. Sempé.|||

“Ballet’s New Spring,” by J. J. Sempé, May 3, 1993.

“Ballet’s New Spring,” by J. J. Sempé, May 3, 1993.|||

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“Arabesque,” by J. J. Sempé, September 20, 1993.

“Arabesque,” by J. J. Sempé, September 20, 1993.|||

“Above All, No Faux Pas,” by J. J. Sempé, October 24, 2005.

“Above All, No Faux Pas,” by J. J. Sempé, October 24, 2005.|||

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“Tiny Dancers,” by J. J. Sempé, March 31, 2014.

“Tiny Dancers,” by J. J. Sempé, March 31, 2014.|||