![]() University of Delaware Special Collections and Museums.The opening segment of the exhibition will examine the history of racial stereotypes in illustration, sanctioned in publishing from the 18 th to the early 20 th century. Illustration for Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Little Eva Reading to Uncle Tom in the Arbor, 1852. “I am thrilled to be working with Norman Rockwell Museum and a part of this groundbreaking illustration exhibition that highlights the perception and advancement of race through artwork. This exhibition promotes new ideas through imagery that celebrates, normalizes, and facilitates inter-cultural tolerance” says Robyn Phillips Pendleton. Organized in three sections the exhibition, focuses on artwork commissioned by publishers and advertisers and created by illustrators, engravers, and printers, as well as the work of contemporary creators that will spark dialogue and raise awareness about the role of published art in reflecting and shaping beliefs and attitudes about race. Illustration has been at the forefront of defining events in the United States from the Civil War and Reconstruction Era to the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movements of the 1960s and today. I am honored to work with Robyn Phillips Pendleton and our accomplished panel of advisors to bring this important subject to light.” “ Imprinted: Illustrating Race presents a revealing analytical study of challenging historical visual material that invites consideration of the ways in which what we see affects what we believe about humanity and our world. “Norman Rockwell Museum is dedicated to the art of illustration and to examining the influence of widely published imagery on society,” said Stephanie Haboush Plunkett. They are joined by a distinguished National Exhibition Advisory Committee of 10 academic scholars, curators, and artists with expertise related to the focus of the exhibition’s thesis. ![]() It culminates with the creative accomplishments of contemporary artists and publishers who have shifted the cultural narrative through the creation of positive, inclusive imagery emphasizing full agency and equity for all.Ĭo-curated by University of Delaware Professor of Visual Communications, and Interim Director of the MFA in Illustration Practice program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), guest Curator Robyn Phillips Pendleton, who has written and spoken widely on the theme of this exhibition, and by noted scholar in American illustration, the Museum’s Deputy Director/Chief Curator Stephanie Haboush Plunkett. The exhibition will explore stereotypical racial representations that have been imprinted upon us through the mass publication of images. Over 300 artworks and objects on view of widely circulated illustrated imagery will be on view, produced from the late eighteenth century to today, which have an impact on public perception about race in the United States. ![]() ![]() Imprinted: Illustrating Race examines the role of published images in shaping attitudes toward race and culture. ![]()
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