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Fairy Tales and Fables: Illustration & Storytelling in Art

Adults

Enjoy a virtual presentation by the Cleveland Museum of Art exploring this current exhibition that features rarely seen artworks related to book illustration.

See other dates and locations for this program on our events calendar.

This program will be held virtually in ZOOM.

A meeting link will be emailed to registered participants approximately one hour prior to the start of the orientation. Staff will be available for help with connecting with ZOOM and technical issues beginning 15 minutes prior to the program. You will need a device with audio and/or video and an internet connection to join.

If you have questions about this orientation session, please call the Parma-Snow Branch at 216-661-4240.

This virtual program will showcase works from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s exhibition Fairy Tales and Fables: Illustration and Storytelling in Art.

Industrialization transformed all aspects of book production in the 19th century, from the manufacture of paper and ink to the printing and distribution of finished volumes. Propelled by the demands of new urban markets, printing techniques such as lithography, wood engraving and photomechanical processes were developed and popularized, allowing printers to reproduce artists’ designs faster and more accurately than ever before.

As a result, illustration proliferated, filling the pages of books, magazines and periodicals consumed around the world. This illustration boom served as an employment and training opportunity for new artists in the late 18th century, and it was also used by established artists – such as Edouard Manet, Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall – to reach wider audiences.