Baseball Magazine was founded in December 1907 by Boston sportswriter Jacob Morse. As the first monthly American magazine devoted entirely to baseball, the publication had the time and space to run lengthier, more in-depth feature-length articles compared to weekly...
Near the turn of the early twentieth century, three women illustrators, Jessie Willcox Smith, Elizabeth Shippen Green, and Violet Oakley, defied social norms by living communally and finding fulfillment outside the traditional domestic sphere through successful and...
In a series of illustrations for a Cashmere Bouquet Soap campaign, Haddon Sundblom used romantic imagery to subtly suggest the sensuousness of soft fragrant skin. The couples embrace and sit nearly cheek-to-cheek as the men gaze longingly at their lovers, who showcase...
John Ford Clymer masterfully captured the essence and character of the winter season. His scenes created for advertisements and magazine covers evoke invigorating cold air, crisp with the promise of more snow, and depict frosted landscapes with the long shadows of...
This book illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith captures some of her best qualities at work. Through her pictures of children, whether illustrations for fairy tales, or of simple domestic scenes, Smith changed and grew the appreciation of children in American popular...
