Review: William Hogarth: Master of Satire

This exhibition features prints of the 17th Century Englishman, William Hogarth. Hogarth was a satirist and critic who pioneered sequential art. The main work displayed is “Rakes Progress.” This comic-strip like series of prints chronicles the moral decline and fall of Tom Rakewell. Rakewell is the fictitious heir of a rich London merchant who wastes his money on riotous living and ultimately lands in prison. These prints are on display at the Brooks Museum until 3/15/09