In the 21st-century, infographics are everywhere. In the classroom, in the newspaper, in government reports, these concise visual representations of complicated information have changed the way we imagine our world. Susan Schulten explores the pioneering work of Emma Willard (1787–1870), a leading feminist educator whose innovative maps of time laid the groundwork for the charts and graphics of today. more
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Collection of works by Edvard Munch (1863–1944), one of the most famous and influential Expressionist painters.
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Chromolithographic patterns from L'animal dans la Décoration (1897) by Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869–1942), a French artist and decorator in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movement.
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