SKETCHATORIAN: A Contemporary Twist on Classic Illustration
Join arts and cultural historian Skylar Smith for this series of snappy virtual art experiences exploring the social, cultural, and material underpinnings of classic illustrations, which are re-contextualized for today’s times. The continuity and evolution of American identity, branding, politics, women’s rights, and gender identity is explored with humor, wit, and a deep dive into the history and cultural context of the moment.
ONLINE SYMPOSIUM: Illustration and Its Histories: New Resources, New Voices, New Directions
The Society of Fellows at the Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies announces a seminal conference:
CONVENED BY: The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies at the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and Professor Michael Lobel, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
Stevan Dohanos: Capturing Beauty in the Commonplace
Collections Hunters: Uncovering the Museum’s Art and Archival Collections
A strong admirer of the artists Edward Hopper and Charles Burchfield, Stevan Dohanos created artwork reflecting the style of American Realism. His pictures are filled with common objects, preferably man-made, that are easily recognizable to people. This popular subject matter lead him to produce 123 covers for The Saturday Evening Post. Dohanos’s images captured the locations and trapping of the American dream, not those who populated it, the focus of Norman Rockwell’s work. He took inspiration from everyday scenes found around his home in Westport, Connecticut, offering only glimpses of its residents.
Essays on Illustration
Rockwell Center Fellowships
Illustration Partnership Network
