pictorial

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For current fans, “Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear,” by Gyles Brandreth, and “The Making of Winnie-the-Pooh,” by James Campbell, remind us of the verbal and pictorial pleasures of Pooh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Each is staffed by one employee who follows pictorial instructions on several overhead screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Bachardy’s self-portraits and drawings of Isherwood pepper the galleries, a confluence that reveals something that should be obvious: Two portrait artists, one pictorial and the other literary, resided for decades in the same household.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

One of the more remarkable features of Velázquez’s stunning pictorial achievement is that he chose to paint Mariana’s portrait over one of many he had already executed of her husband.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

In our discussions of pictorial and sculptural space, we have repeatedly referred to architecture, for it is the principal means of organizing space.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson