Day: September 28, 2012

Front facade of Houghton Library

You’ve Got Mail: A British Artist Worthy of the Name

Today marks the 116th anniversary of the death of Frederick Barnard. “Frederick who?” you might well ask. Though he’s not well known today, in late nineteenth-century London Fred Barnard was a highly regarded illustrator, caricaturist, and painter. He was considered one of the best “black and white artists” of his day. His pen and ink…