Artists - Illustration History

This ever-expanding reference list provides background on a diverse spectrum of illustrators across time, cultures, and artistic styles.

Significant anatomist and drawing teacher of over forty years at the Art Students League in New York City.

Used informal poses to create reality in his work.

Celebrated illustrator of contemporary American politics.

Prolific children's book illustrator of the late 19th and early 20th century.

Female pulp artist known for provocative covers of "Weird Tales" magazine.

Known for her stained glass designs and children’s book illustrations.

Remembered as an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books and founder of the Folly Cove Designers.

Beloved children's book illustrator for whom The Caldecott Medal was named.

The first African American illustrator to have his work nationally syndicated.

Influential adventure illustrator who created popular comic strips "Terry and the Pirates" and "Steve Canyon."

Since 1978, Roz Chast has worked as a regular cartoonist for "The New Yorker."

A prodigious advertising artist, Childress is best known for illustrating the "Dick and Jane" book series for children.

Turn of the century magazine illustrator and creator of the “Christy Girl.”

Illustrator of women’s magazines and advertising campaigns in the 1950s.

American painter, sculptor, and teacher.

Illustrator who revolutionized children's book design at the turn of the century.

Illustrator, greeting card designer, and brother of Walter Crane.

Political cartoonist and caricaturist, best known for his illustrations for the works of Charles Dickens.

Fashion illustrator who worked with designer Nettie Rosenstein in the 1950s, and continued through the 1980s as a freelance illustrator.

Robert M. Cunningham created illustrations for a variety of America’s leading magazines with sports themes as a common subject matter.

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