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Stone Age Markings May Be the Oldest Drawing Ever Discovered
The crosshatch symbol was made with a red ochre utensil more than 70,000 years ago
European Printmakers Had No Idea What Colonial American Cities Looked Like, So They Just Made Stuff Up
To satisfy customers hungry for visions of the British colonies, these artists created wildly imaginative and inaccurate scenes
A Botanical Wonderland Resides in the World of Rare and Unusual Books
The Smithsonian’s librarian and antiquarian Leslie Overstreet time travels, sharing centuries of horticultural splendors
The Story Behind Rube Goldberg’s Complicated Contraptions
In his time he was a world-famous cartoonist, but today he’s best known for these wacky inventions
Future of Art
A new generation of artists is merging innovation with tradition to tell the important stories of our time
The Beloved Classic Novel “The Little Prince” Turns 75 Years Old
Written in wartime New York City, the children’s book brings out the small explorer in everyone
This Artist Deconstructed His Love and Fascination for <i>Calvin and Hobbes</i>
Tony Lewis finds a new way of writing poetry, through artistry, and his assemblage of cut-up dialog balloons from Bill Watterson’s much-loved comic strip
‘Lost’ Klimt Drawing Found in Cupboard of Museum Personal Assistant
The recovered work is now on view at Austria's Lentos Museum in a show marking the centenary of the deaths of Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Koloman Moser
Exhibition to Reveal da Vinci’s Invisible Drawings
The UK show will mark the largest display of da Vinci’s work in more than 65 years
How Women Broke Into the Male-Dominated World of Cartoons and Illustrations
A new exhibition at the Library of Congress highlights female artists and their contributions to comic strips, magazine covers and political cartoons
The Comic Artists Who Inspired Roy Lichtenstein Aren't Too Thrilled About It
Lichtenstein's use of comic art and styles made him one of America's most famous pop artists, but some have comic artists have a bad taste in their mouths
One Hundred Years Later, the Tense Realism of Edgar Degas Still Captivates
For this groundbreaking artist, greatness was always one more horizon away
Watch This AI Turn Sketches into Masterpieces
Trained on the 'history of human art,' this system can transform your scribbles
How Comics Captured America’s Opinions About the Vietnam War
More than any other medium, comics closely followed the narrative arc of the conflict, from support to growing ambivalence
Dave Eggers’ Animals Might Be “Ungrateful,” But They Go to a Good Cause
The author discusses a return to art and his forthcoming book <em>Ungrateful Mammals</em>
Celebrate 150 Years of the Illustrator Who Brought Children's Books to Life
Arthur Rackham's work defined the style of his era and beyond
How Bullwinkle Taught Kids Sophisticated Political Satire
Culture critic Beth Daniels argues the cartoon moose even allowed viewers to reckon with nuclear war
Could a Doodle Replace Your Password?
Drawing your own unlock pattern on a touchscreen is faster and easier to remember than a password, and much harder to crack
In the Early 20th Century, the Department of Tropical Research Was Full of Glamorous Adventure
A new exhibition features 60 works by artists the New York Zoological Society department hired to help communicate field biology
The Simpson Family Made Its Television Debut 30 Years Ago
When they arrived on the Tracey Ullman show, their look was a little more ragged
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