Artists - Illustration History

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

Inventive illustrator of books, advertisements, and animation.

Celebrated illustrator of contemporary American politics.

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

Illustrator, painter, and leader of the American Modernist movement.

Illustrator and "Punch" cartoonist famous for his fairy books.

Illustrator of American women wearing high fashion.

Part of the first generation of the Ashcan School.

Illustrator, cartoonist, and reportage artist who traveled the world.

Jetter uses visual memoir to tell personal stories and addresses political and social concerns.

Canadian illustrator known for her metaphorical political artwork.

American realist painter and comic illustrator; one of "The Eight."

Ground-breaking illustrator most famous for her Kewpie creations.

Award-winning illustrator and Founding Director of the MFA Illustration Practice program at MICA.

Best known for illustrating theater scenes and images of the streets of New York City.

Best known for his gritty, urban scenes, and one of the famous Eight.

A political cartoonist and illustrator, famous for his illustrations for Alice in Wonderland.

An award-winning artist and illustration historian.

Warhol appropriated images of everyday objects and celebrities and turned them into works of fine art.