UnderCover Artists’ Sketchbooks

Ever wondered what is in an artist’s sketchbook? Luckily, if you have wondered just such a thing, the Harvard University Art Museums happen to have a number of artists’ sketchbooks, and they recently digitized a selection of these revealing works for this site. The site was designed to complement a recent in situ exhibition, and visitors can look inside the sketchbooks of John Singer Sargent, Reginald Marsh, Christopher Wilmarth, and others. Visitors can start their journey by listening to an audio clip of the curator, Miriam Stewart, talking about these works, and then can dive right into the digitized sketchbooks. One sketchbook that should not be missed is the sketchbook created by Jacques-Louis David for his work, “The Coronation of Napoleon I�. Visitors can look at both the verso and recto sides, and within these pages they will find outlines of Josephine, Napoleon, and such minutiae as the colors and fabrics of their costumes. From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2007. http://scout.wisc.edu/

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