Many 20th-century artists who visualized the future are largely unknown today—but their ideas have lasting impact —

Could fantastical plans for the cities of tomorrow solve the real problems of urban life? —

Walt Disney had a vision for tomorrow—and the means to sell it —

In the 20th century, publishers blended education and entertainment to satisfy a science-curious public —

Post-war artists sold us a vision of a luxurious, automated suburban lifestyle —

Skies full of personal flying vehicles, robotic servants, and mail carriers with jetpacks. Decades ago, artists’ imaginings formed high expectations about the world to come. Were these just fantasies — or was it the work of pioneers whose visions of the future actually helped to shape it? “A Visual History…

In the 19th century, rapid technological change was the catalyst for artists to start visualizing the future —

Skies full of personal flying vehicles, robotic servants, and mail carriers with jetpacks. Decades ago, artists’ imaginings formed high expectations about the world to come. Were these just fantasies—or was it the work of pioneers whose visions of the future actually helped to shape it? A few years ago, Next…

In 1966 Norman Rockwell really needed a spacesuit — and NASA didn’t want to give him one. The space agency had hired the artist to visualize the Moon landing long before it would actually happen. To do that Rockwell needed to know what the astronauts would be wearing. He needed…