IMPRINTED: ILLUSTRATING RACE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM

This fall, the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington will present Imprinted: Illustrating Race, a powerful exhibition organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum, on view from October 18, 2025, through March 1, 2026. Imprinted explores how the printed image has both challenged and reinforced cultural stereotypes in the United States from the Civil War era to the present day. With over 200 works by artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Emory Douglas, Howard Pyle, Kadir Nelson, and Loveis Wise, the exhibition provides a wide-ranging historical and cultural survey of illustration as a tool for activism, storytelling, and representation. Works by Norman Rockwell—including his iconic Civil Rights-era images—anchor the show and are presented in dialogue with historical and contemporary responses that deepen understanding of race, identity, and power in American visual culture. Join DelArt Curator of American Art Heather Campbell Coyle, Ph.D., who served on the show’s National Exhibition Advisory Committee and contributed an essay to the exhibition catalogue, for an in-depth presentation on Imprinted and the diverse artistic voices it features across time and media.

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