For years, Mary Engelbreit’s work was defined by cheery, bright colors of “children and butterflies.” But when Michael Brown Jr. was killed by a police officer in 2014, she felt a call to be more political in her work.
“I didn’t really care if I lost followers at that point,” she said. “I wanted to express what I was feeling in my art.”
Last month, the St. Louis illustrator donated her collection to Washington University Libraries to be used as resources for researchers and future illustrators…