Artists - Illustration History

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

Cartoonist famous for creating drawings of unnecessarily complex devices that perform a simple function.

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

Writer and artist best known for his MAD magazine fold-ins.

Prolific illustrator and visual reporter primarily known for his humorous caricatures in major magazines.

Former Marine and illustrator for "The Black Panther" newspaper who later became a sculptor and gallery owner.

Comic strip artist who addresses serious social and political issues.

German-American illustrator whose work explores political and social issues through her drawing and visual narratives.

Editor and cartoonist best known for his creation and collaboration on the humor magazine MAD.

Lawrence is best known for cartoons lampooning political figures from the 1970s through the 1990s.

Lewis is an American visual artist, social justice pioneer, and the first woman to join the Black Panther Party.

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

Celebrated Black Americans through biographical cartoons in the "Pittsburgh Courier" newspaper.

Civil rights activist and editor for "The Black United Front," and affiliate with the local Black Panther Party.

Illustrator and designer of magazines, costumes, and stage productions.

The most important American political cartoonist and satirist of the late 1800s.

The Australian-born American cartoonist has been labeled “the most influential editorial cartoonist” of his time.

American cartoonist and creator of the syndicated cartoons "Big George" and "The Captain's Gig."

American illustrator most famous for her work with "The New Yorker."

The nephew of Norman Rockwell achieved success in multiple genres of illustration.

German-American puppeteer and illustrator regarded as the father of modern puppetry in North America.

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