Artists - Illustration History

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

A portrait painter, muralist, and an illustrator of books and magazines.

American illustrator most famous for his paintings of pin-up models.

Known for his strong sense of design and color.

Hungarian-born children's book illustrator, commercial illustrator, and animator.

Early 20th century illustrator best known for her work in children’s book illustration.

Bascove is best known for her woodcut book cover illustrations and images of the bridges of New York City.

An influential artist whose bold, black and white drawings came to define the Decadent movement in Britain.

Inventive illustrator of books, advertisements, and animation.

Prolific magazine illustrator and portraitist.

Art teacher, commercial illustrator, and self-titled "Big Shot West Coast Artist."

Briggs 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.

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

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

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

American pen and ink artist who illustrated for newspapers, novels, and periodicals at the turn of the 20th century.

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

Artist who helped expand the practice and growth of illustration in the United States.

Worked with her husband, artist Leo Dillon, to illustrate children’s books, adult paperback books, and magazine covers.

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