This ever-expanding reference list provides background on a diverse spectrum of illustrators across time, cultures, and artistic styles.
Joseph Pennell
Artist and author who spent most of his life working, and depicting European architecture and street scenes.
Coles Phillips
Successful illustrator who portrayed romantic femininity using a distinctive technique called “fade-away.”
Norman Rockwell
Best-known for his iconic "Saturday Evening Post" covers, he inspired generations of Americans.
Alex Ross (Alexander Sharpe Ross)
Prolific illustrator of magazines from the 1940s through the 1960s.
Tony Sarg
German-American puppeteer and illustrator regarded as the father of modern puppetry in North America.
Emanuel Schongut
Schongut has illustrated for advertising, book design, and poster art, and his own children's books.
Whitney Sherman
Award-winning illustrator and Founding Director of the MFA Illustration Practice program at MICA.
Katharine Sturges
American illustrator, author, and designer whose works have appeared in magazines, children's books, and other publications.