Journal

Alphonse Mucha and the Birth of Art Nouveau
Alphonse Mucha and the Birth of Art Nouveau
How a last-minute poster for Sarah Bernhardt launched a whole style. Read more...
Why We Print on Natural, Undyed Cotton
Why We Print on Natural, Undyed Cotton
The blank canvas matters as much as the image on it. Read more...
What “Public Domain” Means for the Art You Wear
What “Public Domain” Means for the Art You Wear
When a copyright lapses, the art returns to all of us. Read more...
Reading a Belle Époque Poster
Reading a Belle Époque Poster
The 1890s turned the Paris street into an open-air gallery. Read more...
Takahashi Shōtei and the Shin-Hanga Revival
Takahashi Shōtei and the Shin-Hanga Revival
How Japan reinvented the woodblock print for the modern age. Read more...
Willette's Watercolours: Paris in Reverie
Willette's Watercolours: Paris in Reverie
A softer side of the Montmartre satirist. Read more...
Adolphe Willette and the Spirit of Montmartre
Adolphe Willette and the Spirit of Montmartre
Pierrot, cabaret, and the bohemian heart of 1880s Paris. Read more...
Zodiac: The Calendar That Became an Icon
Zodiac: The Calendar That Became an Icon
Designed as a printer's calendar, it outlived its purpose by a century. Read more...
Mucha and the Language of Flowers
Mucha and the Language of Flowers
Every bloom in his borders carried meaning. Read more...
The Seasons, in Four Panels
The Seasons, in Four Panels
Mucha turned the calendar into allegory, one woman to a season. Read more...