The illustrator A.B. Frost drew with a marvelous line.  He had a special knack for infusing animals with character: Note the unorthodox way ...

In recent weeks, I've received an increasing percentage of comments criticizing pictures for featuring  "ugly" people or ...

(continuing a series )  I love this drawing of a horseman by Rodin: When Rodin was 16, he drew tight academic drawings: Over the years he ev...

I just received my copy of the new book by John Cuneo, Good Intentions . Cuneo has a unique voice in American illustration.  When you think ...

This is a 1933 political cartoon by Vaughn Shoemaker.  It appeared in the Chicago Daily News, which went defunct many years ago: Look how sm...

 President John Kennedy was a passionate believer in the importance of the arts; he was a voracious reader and intellectually curious.   He ...

America loves a good "road story" about  traveling companions who encounter adventure and learn lessons along the way.   Jack Kero...