Art Review: “Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature,” at the Morgan Library

Walton Ford (b.1960), Study for “Zürichsee,” 2015. Watercolor, gouache, and ink over graphite, The Morgan Library & Museum, gift of the artist, 2019.219.

A hastily made painting of a black panther in a snowy field with a town in the distance

Two overlapping shows at the Morgan Library celebrate the charming illustrations of children’s author Beatrix Potter and the sketches of naturalist Walton Ford.

Art Review: “Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature,” at the Morgan Library