The visionary creations of the English poet and painter William Blake inspired later writers such as Walt Whitman and James ...

A cottage where artist and poet William Blake once lived is one step closer to being preserved as a museum. At risk of collapse, funding will be used to fix the thatched roof, the Art Newspaper ...

Possessing an ethereal delicacy, at first seemingly naïve, but in actuality hinting at divine depths, William Blake’s paintings are truly visionary. But as respected as the English poet and painter ...

A version of this story appeared in the Jan 19-Feb 1, 2024 print issue under the headline: William Blake LA art exhibit explores the boundaries of imagination.

Four big ones in fact: William Blake, Mary Shelley, Sir Robert Peel and a reporter named “Boz.” These figures pop up to help or hinder the fictional John Marlott’s case. So who exactly were ...

William Blake was a bit of a nut ... 16 years his senior and a stalwart at London’s Royal Academy). Blake was convinced that art had been on the skids since the mid-16th century, when worldly ...

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“A living shrine to Blake and his art in the land of his birth and inspiration is long overdue.” William Blake lived in the cottage for three years with Catherine, during which time he wrote ...