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Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Travel
Three Visionaries of The American West
VISION. Not only the ability to see, but the ability to see far, sight unlimited by society’s blinders and smokescreens. Occasionally, even, to glimpse the future. Gazing westward in the… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Travel
Captain Brinkley’s Japan
The Meiji era (1868-1912) was marked by Japan’s opening to the West, to the new Western technology as well as Western ideas of modernization. During this crucial time in the… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Rare Books
The Weird and the Wonderful: Metropolitan Opera Fine Art
Less a book than a portfolio of rare art prints, this collection of limited edition poster prints–each one of just 25–displays the innovative poster art created for the Metropolitan Opera…. Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Rare Books
The Illustrative Processes: Etching
Etching falls under the intaglio and engraving category of printmaking, where the printing press applies great force to push ink into lines. Though an etching is an engraving, not all… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
The Illustrative Processes: Wood Engravings
At the end of the 18th century, Thomas Bewick flipped over a dense piece of boxwood and, with that simple gesture, he transformed the art of relief printmaking. Bewick discovered… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
Illustrative Processes: Woodcuts
The modest woodcut leads the way as the earliest form of printmaking in the Western world. While technically the simplest of all illustrative processes, it is also the most difficult… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
The Illustrative Processes: Engraving
Engraving has suffered from an identity crisis, perhaps born from its ubiquity. Humans have used engraving as a tool for expression in every era and every place, from prehistoric cave… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Moderns
The Writer, the Painter, and the Department Store Tycoon
In 1929, George Macy (of department store fame) founded the Limited Editions Club press for the purpose of publishing beautiful livres d’artiste. Artist’s books, which became especially popular in the… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture
The Weird and The Wonderful:
Arthur Szyk’s War Orphans
This week, I want to take a look at one of my favorite pieces: Arthur Szyk’s War Orphans. Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Rare Books
The Weird and the Wonderful:
Isaac Titsingh’s Illustrations of Japan
Today, it’s hard to imagine an inaccessible land–a place entirely removed from trade, travel, illustration, photography, and film. In the early 1800s, it was easy to imagine such a place…. Read More