Digital Galleries

LUNA
The Modern Graphic History Library image collection is viewable on LUNA. You need a WUSTL key and password to log in. If you are an outside researcher, email Skye Lacerte for access. For more detailed instructions, visit the LUNA Research Guide.

Harper's Weekly and The Century Index of Illustrations

MGHL holds bound issues of Harper's Weekly and The Century from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The illustrations in these issues are indexed by issue or artist name.

Full Text Access to Harper's Weekly and The Century

The library has access to scanned representations of these issues in an online database. Click here to view Harper's Weekly, and here to view The Century.

Periodical Collection
To see a list of magazine issues available to browse in our reading room, go to our Periodical Collection page.

Digital Exhibitions

Al Parker the Student
Curated by Denise Hannibal

Al Parker studied at Washington University's School of Fine Arts from 1923 to 1928. During that time he contributed illustrations to editions of The Hatchet, Washington University’s yearbook and to the student humor magazine, The Dirge: Jest in Peace. More/Less

It's a Process: A Look at Jack Unruh's Illustrations from Sketch to Print
Curated by Mary Oberlies
This exhibit, explores the artistic process behind Jack Unruh's illustrations, taking a peek at the development of selected published illustrations from their earliest incarnation to the final product. More/Less

Advertising for Women: Selections from the Charles Craver Collection
Curated by Gretchen Neidhardt
The Advertising for Women exhibition is a selection from the Charles Craver collection of tearsheets that range from 1927 to 1950. Most of the artists selected by Charles Craver who illustrated advertisements have campaigns included that were specifically targeted towards women. More/Less

Women at Work: Selections from the Charles Craver Collection
Curated by Jennifer Moore

The Women at Work exhibition is a selection from the Charles Craver Collection of tearsheets. Twenty-five of the sixty-one illustrators collected by Charles Craver depicted women at work, notably Al Parker, Harry Beckhoff, Mario Cooper, Elmore Brown, and Roy Spreter. More/Less