Illustration Art on June 4 brings cover art, cartoons and set designs. Pictured is Al Hirschfeld's Paul Robeson as Othello, published in The New York Times to promote the 1943 revival of Shakespeare’s play on Broadway. 

Plate books are represented in the June 6 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books by George Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio, and an exquisite copy of John Fisk Allen and William Sharp’s chromolithographs of giant water lilies, Victoria Regia.

Swann Galleries’ first Pride Sale on June 20, an exploration and celebration of the art, influence, history and experience of the LGBTQ+ community, is shaping up to be a landmark event.