This ever-expanding reference list provides background on a diverse spectrum of illustrators across time, cultures, and artistic styles.
Edwin Austin Abbey
Abbey was a portrait painter, muralist, and an illustrator of books and magazines.
John “Derf” Backderf
Cartoonist who created the comic strip "The City" and the graphic novel "My Friend Dahmer."
Sheilah Beckett
The first female artist at Charles E. Cooper Studio and a prolific illustrator of children's books.
George Cruikshank
Political cartoonist and caricaturist, best known for his illustrations for the works of Charles Dickens.
Salvador Dalí
Surrealist painter who created a new art form of interpretive landscapes and portraits.
Tony DiTerlizzi
One of the premier fantasy artists of his generation, he co-created "The Spiderwick Chronicles."
