NewsObituaries
Eric Carle, author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has died, aged 91
The artist’s early life in Germany exploring nature and the devastation and malnutrition his family experienced during the Second World War add personal poignancy to his later children’s books
News US politics
Shepard Fairey—creator of famous Obama 'Hope' poster—makes new Time cover image ahead of US election
For first time in 100-year history, magazine replaces logo with the imperative to vote
NewsPace Gallery
Talking Heads singer David Byrne sells his quirky quarantine illustrations
The images, known as dingbats, are offered by Pace Gallery in New York for $3,000 each
BlogDiary
Norman Rockwell Museum teams up with leading cartoon artists to offer some much needed comedic relief
NewsHouse of Illustration
House of Illustration closes in King’s Cross but museum expands to historic north London site
The £8m Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration is on track to open in late 2022 despite Covid-19 pandemic, officials say
BlogDiary
Courtroom artists draw from imagination as the US Supreme Court moves oral arguments online
BlogDiary
To cut down on travel pollution, Italian Vogue eschews photo shoots in favour of artists' illustrations
PreviewArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Illustrations of Cuban caricaturist Conrado Massaguer receive Miami show
Massaguer's astute work mocked figures from both sides of political divide
ReviewBook Shorts
A catalogue of break-throughs in the history of printing and books
Book collects the first illustrations, scores, maps and children's books
ReviewBook Shorts
A collection of Romantic 19th-century German illustrations
Book looks at narrative cycles by Edward von Steinle and Leopold Bode
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach
Wolfsonian’s poster show to travel to New York and Germany
Works from Miami institution's collection are by Julius Klinger, master of 20th-century poster design
ArchiveEdgar Degas
What's On in London: July '99 to see major Degas show and resurgence of Philpot
Carolyn Sergeant's energised flower studies and Peter Coke's seashell constructions will also receive exposure this month
ArchiveCollectors
Subject over style for Italian collectors, as photography continues to be commodity of choice
Works of illustration and Italian genre photography have been market favourites since the seventies
ArchiveExhibitions
Beatrix Potter exhibition review
Tails of archaeology