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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

‘The Suspicious Relationship’ - new cover illustration for The New Statesman “Once our closest ally, America now views Britain with dismay and distrust. White House insiders reveal what they really think of Andy Burnham’s Britain.” #Trump #AndyBurnham #TheNewStatesman #Spying #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

‘Putin’s New Threats to France’ - Recent cover illustration for L’Express magazine. *Le Coq Gaulois (The Gallic Rooster) is a national symbol of the French people and nation. #Putin #France #LexpressMagazine #Rooster #LeCoqGaulois #Portrait #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today is World Deaf Day. Here are a few illustrations done last year for Sojourners magazine about ‘Deaf Christians’ The illustrations depict the ASL for ‘Church’ ‘Gather’ and ‘Connect’ #WorldDeafDay #Deaf #ASL #SignLanguage #Community #Connect #SojournersMagazine #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

September is World Alzheimer's Month ,and today September 21st is World Alzheimer’s Day. Here are a few illustrations of mine done over the years regarding dementia. #WorldAlzheimersDay #DementiaDiagnosisMatters #AlzheimerDiagnosisMatters #EarlyDiagnosisMatters #CaregiverSupport #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Very pleased to learn several illustrations were chosen winners in the Creative Quarterly 85 illustrations awards! Thanks to Creative Quarterly, Charles Hively and all the judges. #CQ85 #CreativeQuarterly #IllustrationAwards #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It was the beginning of my last year of illustration at Sheridan college when the two towers came down. This was my submission for an assignment we’d had shortly there after. I created this collage using the faces of people still missing from the attack. #September11

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

‘Goldman Family Feud’ - new portrait illustration for The Wall Street Journal “The Poker Player, the Billionaire Aunt and a $5 Billion Real-Estate War." www.wsj.com/real-estate/... #SolGoldman #NYC #TheWallStreetJournal #Illustration #Portrait

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

‘Welcome To Melonville’ - New cover and interior portrait illustrations for Edify magazine about SCTV and their time in Edmonton Alberta. edifyedmonton.com/urban/histor... #SCTV #Edify #Edmonton #Portrait #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The original versions of my ‘UnMusked’ portrait illustrations for The Hollywood Reporter before revisions. #ElonMusk #TheHollywoodReporter #Portrait #illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

UnMusked - New work for Hollywood Reporter Elon Musk is the richest man on earth. An explosive new film from Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney suggests he may also be the most dangerous www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... #ElonMusk #HollywoodReporter #AlexGibney #Portrait #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I just caught whiff Tom Brady is in talks to step into the WWE wrestling ring. And then I remembered this illustration I’d done for Bleacher Report of Brady wrestling Philip Rivers with Gronk refereeing from 2019. #TomBrady #WWE #Wrestling #Portrait #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

4 years ago in August of 2022 @MidWorldPress announced shipping of their illustrated version of Scott Hawkins’ ‘The Library At Mount Char’ I was honoured to have been the illustrator! #TheLibraryAtMountChar #ScottHawkins #MidWorldPress #DarkFantasy #BookIllustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

‘Tenacious D (Medieval Rock Gods!)’ - old portrait illustration of comedy rock duo, Jack Black and Kyle Gass (based off/ inspired by the works of Frank Frazetta) for Synthesis magazine (2006) #TBT #TenaciousD #JackBlack #KyleGass #FrankFrazetta #SynthesisMagazine #Painting #Portrait #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

‘Curaçao Baseball’ - A piece about the island of Curaçao and how it's a huge producer of top MLB baseball talent. For the LA Times (2018). #Curaçao #Illustration #MLB #Baseball #LATimes

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Christopher Ondaatje (July 20 2026) A Canadian-English businessman, philanthropist, adventurer, writer and bob-sledding Olympian for Canada. Portrait illustration for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (2018) #ChristopherOndaatje #RIP #RCGS #Portrait

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

‘The Korean War’ - On this day July 27th 1953 marks the anniversary of the end of the Korean War. Created for the BLOWBACK podcast (2022) #KoreanWar #BlowbackPodcast #History #Seoul #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #CheongWaDae #TheBlueHouse #USArmy #War #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

'Lebron Signs with Philly' - Rework of my piece for the LA Times when Lebron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers and signed with the LA Lakers in 2018. This time he’s leaving Los Angeles for the Philadelphia 76ers. #LebronJames #76ers #Philadelphia #NBA #Basketball #Portrait #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

‘American Horror Stories’ - Quick animation of the various iterations of my ‘American Horror Story’ illustration. Original version created for The @NewStatesman magazine. #AmericanHorrorStory #Trump #Horror #Nightmare #NewStatesman #EditorialIllustration #Portrait #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Happy to learn my ‘Transhumanism’ illustration for Christianity Today magazine has also been shortlisted for the Hiii Brand 13th Annual International Illustration Awards! #HiiiIllustration #HiiiBrand #IllustrationAwards #Transhumanism #ChristinaityToday #EditorialIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Delighted to learn my ‘POMPEII’ book illustrations for The Folio Society has been shortlisted for the Hiii Brand 13th Annual International Illustration Awards! #HiiiIllustration #HiiiBrand #IllustrationAwards #POMPEII #FolioSociety #RobertHarris #BookIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The great Alex Trebek was born this day July 22 1940 in Sudbury Ontario Canada. I was honoured to paint his portrait for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society many years ago. He sadly passed away November 8th 2020. #AlexTrebek #Jeopardy #RIP #ChateauLaurier #Portrait #Illustration #RCGS

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

‘Blood War’ Originally Illustrated for Legion magazine about the side effects of the anti-malaria drug Mefloquine prescribed to veterans (2017) #Mosquitoes #Skeeters #Mozzies #Bloodsuckers #BloodWar #Soldier #Malaria #Mefloquine #LegionMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

‘Princess of Wales’ - portrait illustration of Kate Middleton for Al Majalla magazine (2024) “Kate Middleton’s cancer revelation adds to royal strain." #KateMiddleton #PrincessOfWales #AlMajallaMagazine #Portrait #PortraitIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A Way Forward - Illustration for Legion magazine (2022) “Sexual misconduct scandals in the Canadian Armed Forces have been a catalyst for change. But will it go far enough—and will it last?” #SexualAbuse #SexualAssault #MeToo #MentalHealth #PTSD #LegionMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

‘Wade Davis’ - Portrait of Canadian anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author and photographer. For The Royal Canadian Geographic Society (2016) #WadeDavis #RCGS #RoyalCanadianGeographicalSociety #CanadianGeographic #Anthropologist #Ethnobotanist #Portrait #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy to learn my POMPEII book illustrations for Folio Society were selected winners for the 3x3 Illustration Awards 23! Thx to Charles Hively, 3x3 the judges and Folio Society! #3x3mag #3x3Annual #3x3Annual23 #POMPEII #RobertHarris #FolioSociety #IllustrationAwards #BookIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

‘Race Against Climate Change’ - When it comes to saving the planet, time is of the essence. For CBA National magazine (2016) #RaceAgainstClimateChange #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Pollution #SaveThePlanet #CBANational #EditorialIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

‘Downward Spiral’ - Cover illustration for The Washington Post, Medical Mysteries column about a woman who rapidly started losing functionality of her body (2015) #DownwardSpiral #WashingtonPost #WaPo #MedicalMysteries #EditorialIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

‘Football Is...' (white version) - Would a Super League be the rebirth of Football or would it Kill it? Illustration for GOAL (2020) #Football #Soccer #FootballIsDead #FootballIsLife #FootBallIsLove #SuperLeague #FIFA #UEFA #EditorialIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

‘Racial Tension’ “Why are old-guard LA Latino politicians so angry at their African American neighbours? It goes back 40 years.” For Los Angeles magazine (2022) #BlackVsBrown #AfricanAmerican #Latino #RaceWar #RacialTension #LA #LAMag #LosAngelesMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

'Jennifer Mnookin' - Portrait for The Chronicle of Higher Education. “Can Jennifer Mnookin Heal Columbia? One of Higher ed’s most skilled negotiators arrives at one of its most fractured campuses." #JenniferMnookin #ChronicleOfHigherEducation #ColumbiaUniversity #Portrait #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day! 'True North Strong & Free' - cover illustration for Canadian Geographic's Special Collector's Edition celebrating Canada (2025) #CanadaDay #Canada #CanadaStrong #TrueNorthStrongAndFree #CanGeo #CanadianGeographic #MapleLeaf #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🇨🇦 Countdown to Canada Day… ‘Beaver Tales: Celebrating 50 years as Canada’s national symbol’ Cover illustration for Canada's History magazine (2024) #Beaver #Canada #CanadaDay #CanadasHistory #NationalAnimalOfCanada #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

‘Brain Swell’ - Cover illustration for The Washington Post, Medical Mysteries column (2015) about a boy whose brain was swelling up, but the reason why was not what anyone expected. #SwellingBrain #Tumour #MedicalMystery #WaPo #WashingtonPost #EditorialIllustration #Illustration

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Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration @crackedhat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

It was on this day June 22 1813 Laura Secord trekked 32 km to warn the British of an American attack, which began the downturn of the American invasion of Upper Canada. Avenue magazine 2017 #LauraSecord #CanadianHistory #CanadianIcon #WarOf1812 #AvenueMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration

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