Collection in Focus: Walton Ford's Passion for Drawing"Truth comes out of the actual natural object and informs the way that the artist makes the work." -Walton Ford For our Centennial, we asked some of our friends and collaborators to speak about what they love about the Morgan. First up, artist Walton Ford describes some of his favorites drawings in our collection and what about these works inspire him. Ford is excited by keen observation and interpretation as exemplified by Antoine-L...
Beatrix Potter: Drawn to NatureCurator Philip Palmer takes us through "Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature" and shares how the beloved children's book author rooted her fiction in the natural world. Beatrix Potter, creator of unforgettable animal characters like Peter Rabbit, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, spent her childhood summers in Scotland and the English Lake District nourished her love of nature. Potter's famous menagerie of pets inspired her picture letters and published ...
Symposium: Tiepolo Drawings: Reconsiderations and Discoveries Part 2The symposium is devoted to the drawings of the Tiepolo family, and is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Spirit and Invention: Drawings by Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo. Presented on January 25, 2024 by the Morgan Drawing Institute.
Symposium: Tiepolo Drawings: Reconsiderations and Discoveries Part 1The symposium is devoted to the drawings of the Tiepolo family, and is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Spirit and Invention: Drawings by Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo. Presented on January 25, 2024 by the Morgan Drawing Institute.