Peter Mendelsund

Peter Mendelsund, The Atlantic’s creative director, is a painter, designer, and writer.

Behind The Atlantic’s November 2025 Issue Cover
Capturing the Revolutionary era in its complexity, contradictions, and ingenuity. Plus: A guide to the figures.
Peter Mendelsund
October 8, 2025
Joe McKendry
Weepers
A short story
Peter Mendelsund
June 13, 2025
Illustration by Ben Pearce

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