This ever-expanding reference list provides background on a diverse spectrum of illustrators across time, cultures, and artistic styles.
Thomas Blackshear
Illustrator of iconic portraits of African American heroes, angels, and movie stars.
Aaron Douglas
Illustrator most famous for his work addressing social issues around race by utilizing African-centric imagery.
Albrecht Dürer
Painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and author who is considered to be the greatest artist of the German Renaissance.
Rube Goldberg
Cartoonist famous for creating drawings of unnecessarily complex devices that perform a simple function.
Kate Greenaway
Victorian illustrator known for her watercolors of children in the idyllic English countryside.
Walter Beach Humphrey
American illustrator for "The Saturday Evening Post," "Time," and "Liberty" magazines.
Malvin Gray Johnson
Painter who reimagined the African-American spiritual, and depicted Harlem street scenes.
Loïs Mailou Jones
An influential figure of the Harlem Renaissance movement and mentor of African American artists.
Akinsanya Kambon
Former Marine and illustrator for "The Black Panther" newspaper who later became a sculptor and gallery owner.