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Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was directly opposed to the institution of slavery and was considered to be the best-selling book of the 19th century. It was illustrated by Hammatt Billings and in later editions the main character was portrayed as much older. (University of Delaware Special Collections)

The Norman Rockwell Museum hosts ‘Imprinted: Illustrating Race’

by Don Stewart For The RecorderAugust 11, 2022

Lily Cox-Richard has created a two-story tall metaphor for sweeping away the troubles of the past years. The broom is made of builder’s foam and will be recycled. It’s doubtless the state’s biggest, yet the country’s tallest broom stands outside a Denver museum.

MASSMoCA’s Garden of Visual Delights

by Don Stewart For the RecorderJuly 22, 2022

Jan Brett has a mastery of the watercolor medium and in 1985 created this menagerie of African animals, a modern updating of the painter Edward Hick’s 19th-century image “The Peaceable Kingdom.”

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A splendid love for where the wild things are: Jan Brett’s peaceable kingdom

by Don Stewart For the RecorderFebruary 11, 2022

Paul Signac’s lithograph “Au Temps d’Harmonie” (“In the Times of Harmony”) from 1898 is based upon one of his pointillist paintings. An anarchist, he was hoping for a nonviolent revolution for France that would, among other things, bring about a worker’s paradise.

Clark Art Institute unveils 160 years of French art captured on paper

by Don Stewart For the RecorderJanuary 12, 2022

Many of the exhibit’s images approach the standards of classical art. Gary Gianni created this scene for a 2000 reprinting of Robert E. Howard’s collection of stories titled “Bran Mak Morn.”

Worlds that could never be alight at the Rockwell: Fantastic images from 1589 to the present

by Don Stewart For The RecorderOctober 8, 2021

“Midsummer Eve Bonfire” by Nickolai Astrup. Annually, on June 23, the eve of the birth of St. John the Baptist, Norway celebrates with bonfires, food, drink and much cheer. Astrup’s stern father forbade him from attending such frolic, as it was originally based on a pagan ritual.

Clark unveils a Norwegian legend with Astrup’s American premiere

by Don Stewart For the RecorderAugust 20, 2021

Rockwell's large-format "Four Freedoms" paintings have returned to Stockbridge following a 2-year tour that included the Memorial de Caen in Normandy. "Freedom of Speech," a 1943 illustration for "The Saturday Evening Post."

Stockbridge museum unveils comprehensive look at Norman Rockwell’s legacy

by Don Stewart For the RecorderMay 13, 2021

Upon her first visit to the Clark, Los Angeles-based multimedia artist Analia Saban was charmed by the grazing cows. Her work, a 620-foot fence of varying designs, is a primer on several art theories. Her hope is that the cows will be “intellectually entertained.”

The Clark’s meadow of sculptures under the stars

by Don Stewart For the RecorderMarch 11, 2021

A 19th-century silk and satin, block print fabric titled "Alhambra," in the style of the architect Owen Jones. The English designer was a trendsetter and popularized the Arabesque style.

It’s ancient,It’s mysterious, It’s in your home,It’s Arabesque

by Don Stewart For the RecorderMarch 12, 2020

The cover of McMullan's 2014 book reveals all in a simple design. "Art gave me a sense of power and in being able to feel like I had a real place in the world," the illustrator said.

A quartet of worlds awaits you at the Rockwell

by Don Stewart For the RecorderFebruary 14, 2020