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Here are some highlights from our collections. Use the options above to explore all 188,400 objects.

The Century for March

Artist: Elisha Brown Bird (American, 1867–1943)

Lippincott's, May

Artist: William L. Carqueville (American, 1871–1946)

The Century, Midsummer Holiday Number

Artist: Louis John Rhead (American, 1857–1926)

The Midsummer Number, August, St. Nicholas

Artist: Theo Hampe (American, 1877–1965)
Printer: G.H. Buek & Co. (New York, active late-19th century)
Publisher: The Century Co. (New York, founded 1881)

The Chap Book

Artist: Claude Fayette Bragdon (American, 1866–1946)

The Captured Cunarder, by William H. Rideing

Artist: Elisha Brown Bird (American, 1867–1943)

October Century.

Artist: H. M. L.

Scribner's for April, St. Louis Exposition

Artist: Jules Guerin (American, 1866–1946)

Scribner's for April, St. Louis Exposition

Artist: Jules Guerin (American, 1866–1946)

Scribner's for April, St. Louis Exposition

Artist: Jules Guerin (American, 1866–1946)

Scribner's for April, St. Louis Exposition

Artist: Jules Guerin (American, 1866–1946)

Harper's June

Artist: Edward Penfield (American, 1866–1925)

Harper's Christmas

Artist: Edward Penfield (American, 1866–1925)

Harper's October

Artist: Edward Penfield (American, 1866–1925)

Kerosene Lamp

Manufacturer: (burner) Scovill Manufacturing Company (American, incorporated 1850)

Coffee Shop at the Chicago Art Museum

Artist: Kenneth Price (American, 1935–2012)

Mrs. Zachariah Greene

Artist: William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868)

O Canada

Artist: Joyce Wieland (Canadian, 1931–1998)

The Dreamer

Artist: Chaim Goldberg (Israeli, born Poland, 1917–2004)

Osaka Kudari Yamamoto Hanasato

Artist: Torii Kiyonobu II (Japanese, 1706–1763)

Umbrella Dance

Artist: Okumura Toshinobu (Japanese, active ca. 1717–50)

Dressed in Yakatafu

Artist: Okumura Toshinobu (Japanese, active ca. 1717–50)

The Ferry Boat

Artist: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)

Whispered Instruction

Artist: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)

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