The march of industry

”Samuel Slater Demonstrates the First Successful Textile Machinery,’’ in Pawtucket, R.I., circa 1793 (oil on board), by Adam Cl,ymer (1907-1989), from American Cyanamid corporate calendar 1968, at the National Museum of American Museum, Newport, R.I.

— Copyright National Museum of American Illustration

War in Newport

The National Museum of American Illustration, in Newport, has many famous World War I posters. This is one of those it’s using in its battle against Salve Regina University’s plan to add dormitory space for more than 400 students, with accompanying parking, in the museum’s neighborhood.

Break from the Great Depression

"Dad Blowing Up Green Turtle Tube" (1931, oil on canvas), by Leslie Thrasher, on the cover of the Sept. 5, 1931 Liberty Magazine. It can be seen at the National Museum of American Illustration, Newport.

c) 2018 National Museum of American Illustration, Newport, RI. 

Images courtesy Archives of American Illustrators Gallery, New York, NY.