Part IV, “Reception”, completes the most comprehensive monographic source related to the genesis of political art in the 19th century and the history of wood engraving. Linton- A Life in the collections comprises 273 articles and commentaries illustrated with more than 1,500 pictures in the online version. In addition, pure text versions are available as […]

“With the new school nothing is theoretically impossible, and no means are illegitimate.” (Frederick Juengling, 1880) Der Holzstich, eigentlich ein Produkt der englischen Frühromantik, erlebte seinen großen Durchbruch mit dem Aufstieg der illustrierten Presse. Sein phänomenaler Erfolg lag in seiner Hybridität begründet, denn er vereinte die feinmechanische Qualität des Kupferstichs mit dem Vorzug des schnellen […]

Gabriel Campanario is one of the most distinguished and prolific contemporary special artists, combining visual and written journalism. His career spans two decades, working for newspapers in Barcelona, Lisbon, California, and Virginia. At present he is working as a staff artist, at The Seattle Times, where he is publishing the very lively weekly column “Seattle […]

The exhibition of the Heidelberger Kunstverein examines the phenomenon of amateurism in contemporary art, in which artists go beyond the boundaries of existing categories, disciplines, and institutions, navigated by their curiosity. In association with a tradition of dilettant, the ›amateur‹ has been considered one of those cultural figures whose ›pure‹ and selfless love for particular […]

„Das Aufzeichnen“, eine Studio-Ausstellung des Heidelberger Kunstvereins, beschäftigt sich mit dem Verfahren des Festhaltens und Erfassens persönlicher Erlebnisse im Kontext geschichtlicher Ereignisse. Beide gezeigten künstlerische Positionen basieren auf einem Vater-Sohn-Verhältnis.  2002 begann der koreanische Künstler Haejun Jo mit seinem Vater Donghwan Jo zusammenzuarbeiten. Er motivierte ihn seine Erinnerung an die japanische Besatzung Koreas und den Koreakrieg […]

Hubert Herkomer  (1849–1914) was a main exponent of the British social realism in the nineteenh centruy and the central artistic role model of young Vincent van Gogh. He started his  career as a special artist for the illustrated weekly The Graphic and finally ascended to the rank of a  successful  society painter.  Besides he was […]

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Daniel Zalkus, a renowned illustrator, who himself works as an artist-reporter from time to time, has put together an excellent commented series of historical drawings on-the–spot, representing a golden era of graphic reportage in the American magazines from the 1950’s and 60’s. Zalkus´ series Visual Journalism. The Artist as Reporter was publised recently in five […]

In Europe from the 16th century onwards and right up to the 20th century, the topographical recording of landscapes, cityscapes and military architecture in accurately detailed images was seen as intimately bound up with territorial possession and/or conquest, regardless of changing structures of government, knowledge, recording techniques and weapons. This pictorial genre evidently evolved within […]

The website of the Melton Prior Institute was launched five years ago. Enough time to now reconsider its orientation and appearance and to design it in a more user-friendly way. We cordially thank Julius Roob and Lena Roob who have mastered this challenge in a knowledgeable and inventive way. The fact that in the past […]