Jazz Age Illustration
The first major exhibition to survey popular illustration in the United States between 1919 and 1942.
Jazz Age Illustration is the first major exhibition to survey the art of popular illustration in the United States between 1919 and 1942. This ambitious project draws from DelArt’s expansive illustration collection, with selective loans, to explore the mass visual culture that emerged at the end of the First World War—a period characterized by cultural vibrancy and dramatic social change. Jazz Age Illustration will include more than 100 works of art and dozens of publications by prominent artists, such as Aaron Douglas, John Held Jr., Neysa McMein, and Frank Schoonover.
Image: Etta Moten Barnett Dancing, c. 1940, for American Negro Exposition, 1940. Jay Jackson (1905–1954). Watercolor, ink, and charcoal on paper, sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 5/8 inches. Delaware Art Museum, Acquisition Fund, 2022. © Estate of Jay Paul Jackson.
Date & Time
Weekly on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Oct 05, 2024 through Jan 26, 2025
10:00AM - 4:00PM
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$25 Special exhibition ticket required; Free for Members.