Blake

This volume, Blake, published in conjunction with the Yale Center for British Art’s 2025 exhibition of William Blake’s work, charts the extraordinary creative output of one of Britain’s most imaginative artists and poets. With 113 full-colour reproductions drawn from the YCBA’s collection, paintings, watercolours, prints and the hand-coloured epic Jerusalem, the catalog reveals Blake’s mythic vision, spiritual intensity and graphic innovation.

Essays by curator Elizabeth Wyckoff and literary/art historian Sarah T. Weston position Blake’s art within Romantic-era and modern contexts, exploring his influence on later generations and his unique process as artisan, printmaker and poet. Rich in scholarship yet accessible to enthusiasts and specialists alike, this 136-page hardcover is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in British art, Romantic poetry and the intersection of visual and textual imagination.