This ever-expanding reference list provides background on a diverse spectrum of illustrators across time, cultures, and artistic styles.
Étienne Delessert
Étienne Delessert (1941-2024) is a Swiss-born self-taught artist—an award-winning children’s writer, illustrator, publisher, and filmmaker.
Diane Dillon
With her husband, Leo Dillon, illustrated children’s books, paperback books, and magazine covers.
Tony DiTerlizzi
One of the premier fantasy artists of his generation, he co-created "The Spiderwick Chronicles."
Mort Drucker
Talented caricaturist, best known for satirizing films and celebrities in MAD Magazine for decades.
Helen Dryden
Helen Dryden (1882-1972) was an illustrator known as one of the first Americans to bring European Art Nouveau and Art Deco designs to fashion illustration in the United States.
Edmund Dulac
Prominent French-British artist who worked during the last years of the Golden Age of Illustration.
Fred Eng
Artist and photographer whose illustrations and photographs were published in numerous mainstream national magazines.
Mark English
Known for his distinctive style, English is the most awarded artist in the history of New York City’s Society of Illustrators.
Sheldon “Shelly” Fink
Illustrator and fine artist most famous for his realist paintings and etchings.
Peter Fiore
Commercial illustrator turned landscape painter best known for transforming light into an emotional subject.
Thomas Fogarty
Popular illustrator and influential instructor to a generation of 20th century illustrators at the Art Students League.