Cover Page Illustration of The Guardian Review

About Kathryn
With her fluid, natural drawing style, Kathryn Rathke has a rare talent for capturing the individual look of the person she’s drawing in just a few quick lines. Authors, singers, politicians – her portraits are instantly recognizable but so simply drawn that they’re always easy for people to relate to.
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Rushdie's Review
Rushdie's Review
The Guardian ask Kathryn Rathke for one of her distinctive portraits showing Salman Rushdie and the President of the USA.
Rushdie's Review
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Dinner Guests
Kathryn Rathke illustrates for Johns Hopkins Magazine on their alumni's ideal dinner guests.
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