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illustration

[il-uh-stray-shuhn] / ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃən /




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The brain's microscopic wiring may need a different kind of textbook illustration.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

As Paul Klee, an abstract—sometimes narrative—artist, insisted: “A picture is not an illustration of an idea, but the idea itself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

This illustration shows what this family’s budget might look like if they auto-invest 15% in retirement plans.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Mark Hilbert, whose 10-year-old Hilbert Museum of California Art exhibits California scene paintings, animation and illustration, predicts that the Lucas Museum will “upend the art world” by displaying art that “tells a story.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It’s hard to believe that there was ever a time when I had not seen such an illustration before, but evidently I had not for I clearly remember being transfixed.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Others—depicting grinning clowns, crying women and morphing objects and creatures, including human figures potted like plants—recall children’s drawings and John Tenniel’s illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

If you aim to walk around the striking building to view a mishmash of masterpieces, children’s illustrations, movie memorabilia that’s heavy on “Star Wars” and comic strips, you’ll have a good time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

“Artists who illustrate stories that are already written, and most of those stories are myths — they’re not real — but the illustrations make them real.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Ironically, the very thing that Mark felt he needed to fulfill his dream – a large, admiring audience for his illustrations – began to feel like a prison.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

The cards felt crisp and new and had a bunch of illustrations of lady authors on the back.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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