Art in Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times
Thematically pairs Herblock’s political cartoons with artists’ prints, drawings, and posters. These juxtapositions underscore how various artists across time and place can be kindred spirits in expressing concerns about the world they...
Baseball Americana
Features items from the Library of Congress collections and those of its lending partners to consider the game then and now—as it relates to players, teams, and the communities it creates. Although...
Comic Art: 120 Years of Panels and Pages
Explore the realm of comic art, where visual and narrative storytelling styles have evolved from panels in early newspapers to contemporary comic images. Through unique original drawings and printed pages, this exhibition...
Drawing Justice: The Art of Courtroom Illustration
Showcases the Library’s collections of original art by talented artists hired by newspapers and television to capture the personal dynamics of legal trials. These artists create drawings that provide insight into the...
Drawn to Purpose
Features the rich collections of the Library of Congress and brings to light remarkable but little-known contributions made by North American women to the art forms of illustration and cartooning. Spanning the...
Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I
In 1914, Europe maintained a precarious balance. Nationalism, politial rivalries, and imperial ambitions strained the system of military alliances military alliances that had long provided stability but also divided Europe into two...
Geppi Gems
Showcases a selection of Stephen A Geppi’s generous donation to the Library of Congress of contents from the Geppi Entertainment Museum that closed its doors in 2018. They represent themes from the...
Join In: Voluntary Assocations in America
Explores the impulse to join together for a common purpose through a selection of items from the Library of Congress collections representing organizations from across the nation and across time.
Not an Ostrich: & Other Images from America's Library
Organized by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and drawn from the photography collections of the Library of Congress, presents a taste of this institution’s spectacular holdings of more than...
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words
Showcases rarely seen materials that offer an intimate view of Rosa Parks and documents her life and activism—creating a rich opportunity for viewers to discover new dimensions to their understanding of this...
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote
Tells the story of the seventy-two-year campaign for women's suffrage. Considered the largest reform movement in American history, its participants believed that securing the vote was essential to achieving women's economic, social,...