War
Illustration Chronicles explores a history of illustration through the images, illustrators and events of the past 175 years. By selecting one work from each year...
William Simpson: Sketches from the Crimean War
Mapping Chaos: Fred W. Rose's Serio-Comic War Map
War and Compassion: The Art of Käthe Kollwitz
Swaying Destiny with a Pencil: The Anti-War Cartoons of Louis Raemaekers
“I Want YOU!” – The Story of James Montgomery Flagg's Iconic Poster
Illustrating the Lost Landscapes of Pre-war Britain
The War Drawings of Ronald Searle
On August 28, 1945, two planes flew towards Changi Gaol in eastern Singapore. The building had originally been designed as a jail for civilians, but at this point...
Linda Kitson's Falklands War
Flight Deck Crew Grounding Sea King 97 (16 May 1982). Image © IWM (Art.IWM ART 15530 3) Source: IWM “One artist was not really enough,” says Linda Kitson (b.1...
Animals
Illustration Chronicles explores a history of illustration through the images, illustrators and events of the past 175 years. By selecting one work from each year...
Obsessed with Cats: The Ukiyo-e Prints of Utagawa Kuniyoshi
When Giant Catfish Shook The Earth: The Namazu-e Prints
Swansong of a Bird Man: John Gould’s Ornithological Illustrations
Cute Cats and Psychedelia: The Tragic Life of Louis Wain
Illustrated Animals: The Wonderful World of Benjamin Rabier
George Studdy's Bonzo Bonanza: Tales of a Superstar Dog
A Subversive Bull: Robert Lawson and The Story of Ferdinand
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl and the Enormous Success of a Crocodile
Music
Illustration Chronicles explores a history of illustration through the images, illustrators and events of the past 175 years. By selecting one work from each year...
A Hedonistic Pilgrimage to the Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec
Einar Nerman's Beautifully Illustrated Sheet-Music Covers
Alex Steinweiss and the World's First Record Cover
Illustrated Psychedelia: Klaus Voormann & The Beatles' Revolver
How Gerald Scarfe and Pink Floyd Built 'The Wall'
Gerald Scarfe's artwork for The Wall (1979) by Pink Floyd, Harvest Records. The artwork would have included Scarfe's iconic hand-lettering as either a sticker or...
Decadence, Dystopia & Dread: How Guy Peellaert Unleashed the Diamond Dogs
Smashing Pumpkins and the Infinite Talents of John Craig
A Vibrant Transcendence: Kate Gibb and the Art of Surrender
Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz and the Enduring Evolution of Pop
Satire
Illustration Chronicles explores a history of illustration through the images, illustrators and events of the past 175 years. By selecting one work from each year...
How Punch Magazine Changed Everything