Illustrations

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Pleasure, parody and propaganda: rethinking the art of illustration in a new history of the genre

From a ninth-century Chinese frontispiece to Marxist magazine covers, this rich tome explores the power of illustration and the ways in which we read such images

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Tim Burton exhibition in London brings Edward Scissorhands and Batman to life

Film director's ghoulish illustrations and paintings to go on show at the Design Museum

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Coming out of one’s shell: new book explores overlooked mollusc art by naturalist's daughters

Martin Lister enlisted his daughters Susanna and Anna because of the unreliability of the best professional engravers