illustration

  1. French artist Paul Sougy’s stunning mid-century scientific diagrams of plants, animals, and the human body, forgotten for decades, newly salvaged from dusty vintage textbooks and obscure French government archives. See more at the link.

    French artist Paul Sougy’s stunning mid-century scientific diagrams of plants, animals, and the human body, forgotten for decades, newly salvaged from dusty vintage textbooks and obscure French government archives. See more at the link.

  2. French artist Paul Sougy’s stunning mid-century scientific diagrams of plants, animals, and the human body, forgotten for decades, newly salvaged from dusty vintage textbooks and obscure French government archives. See more at the link.

    French artist Paul Sougy’s stunning mid-century scientific diagrams of plants, animals, and the human body, forgotten for decades, newly salvaged from dusty vintage textbooks and obscure French government archives. See more at the link.

  3. French artist Paul Sougy’s stunning mid-century scientific diagrams of plants, animals, and the human body, forgotten for decades, newly salvaged from dusty vintage textbooks and obscure French government archives. See more at the link.

    French artist Paul Sougy’s stunning mid-century scientific diagrams of plants, animals, and the human body, forgotten for decades, newly salvaged from dusty vintage textbooks and obscure French government archives. See more at the link. 

  4. Art by Ofra Amit from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

    Art by Ofra Amit from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

  5. Cover art by Ping Zhu for A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

    Cover art by Ping Zhu for A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

  6. Art by Olivier Tallec from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

    Art by Olivier Tallec from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

  7. Art by Shaun Tan from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

    Art by Shaun Tan from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

  8. Art by Mouni Feddag from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

    Art by Mouni Feddag from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

  9. Art by Sophie Blackall from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

    Art by Sophie Blackall from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

  10. Art by Judith Clay from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

    Art by Judith Clay from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

  11. Art by Cindy Derby from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

    Art by Cindy Derby from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader. 

  12. Art by Catarina Sobral from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

    Art by Catarina Sobral from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

  13. Art by Lia Halloran from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

    Art by Lia Halloran from A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader.

  14. One of Arthur Rackham’s illustrations for a 1926 edition of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

    One of Arthur Rackham’s illustrations for a 1926 edition of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. 

  15. One of Arthur Rackham’s illustrations for a 1926 edition of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

    One of Arthur Rackham’s illustrations for a 1926 edition of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. 

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