This ever-expanding reference list provides background on a diverse spectrum of illustrators across time, cultures, and artistic styles.
Joseph Pennell
Artist and author who spent most of his life working, and depicting European architecture and street scenes.
Brian Pinkney
Acclaimed illustrator of children's books often with an emphasis on African American history and culture.
Arthur Rackham
Illustrator of children's books; famous for fairies, goblins, and other fantastical creatures.
Norman Rockwell
Best-known for his iconic "Saturday Evening Post" covers, he inspired generations of Americans.
Alex Ross (Alexander Sharpe Ross)
Prolific illustrator of magazines from the 1940s through the 1960s.
Tony Sarg
German-American puppeteer and illustrator regarded as the father of modern puppetry in North America.
Emanuel Schongut
Schongut has illustrated for advertising, book design, and poster art, and his own children's books.
Whitney Sherman
Award-winning illustrator and Founding Director of the MFA Illustration Practice program at MICA.
Everett Shinn
Best known for illustrating theater scenes and images of the streets of New York City.
Chris Spollen
Spollen creates 3-D illustrations in sketches, relief sculpture, and digital media prints.