Engaging essays on a wide-variety of illustration-based subjects by knowledgable authors, scholars, artists, and students can be explored here.
Notes on Illustrators of Light: Rockwell, Wyeth, and Parrish from the Edison Mazda Collection
Michele Bogart, Ph.D. | June 26, 2026 - The Edison Mazda Collection features paintings by well-known illustrators to cast electric light as a symbol of security and modern life. The essay comments on the artistic and commercial importance of the campaign, and the preservation of these works.
Hanna-Barbera: The Architects of Saturday Morning
Jesse M. Kowalski | January 19, 2017 - A history of the world's longest animation partnership, which led the move of animated shorts from film to television and created Saturday Morning Cartoons.
Reflecting the Soul of a Nation: Polish Poster Art
Frederick Schneider | July 25, 2015 - The posters created in Poland from the 1950s through the 1980s represent a body of work critically important to the histories of visual communication, graphic design, and illustration.