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Artists in Story Illustration

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Archibald Motley, Jr.

Archibald Motley, Jr.

A Harlem Renaissance artist who addressed African American life and his own multiracial background.

Barbara Nessim

Barbara Nessim

Known for drawings and watercolors during the 1960s and 1970s, she embraced digital art in the 1980s.

Rose O’Neill

Rose O’Neill

Ground-breaking illustrator most famous for her Kewpie creations.

Thornton Oakley

Thornton Oakley

American illustrator and writer; member of the Brandywine School.

Alfred Charles Parker

Alfred Charles Parker

Inventor of the modern glamour aesthetic for American women's magazines.

Virgil Partch

Virgil Partch

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

Lynn Pauley

Lynn Pauley

A visual journalist, illustrator, and educator who focuses on direct, on location drawing and painting.

Robert Peak

Robert Peak

Illustrator best-known for his distinct style which he incorporated into film posters and advertisements.

Joseph Pennell

Joseph Pennell

Artist and author who spent most of his life working, and depicting European architecture and street scenes.

Mary Petty

Mary Petty

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

Brian Pinkney

Brian Pinkney

Acclaimed illustrator of children's books often with an emphasis on African American history and culture.

Howard Pyle

Howard Pyle

A distinguished American illustrator and teacher during the late 19th century.

Arthur Rackham

Arthur Rackham

Illustrator of children's books; famous for fairies, goblins, and other fantastical creatures.

Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell

Best-known for his iconic "Saturday Evening Post" covers, he inspired generations of Americans.

Richard Rockwell

Richard Rockwell

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

Alex Ross (Alexander Sharpe Ross)

Alex Ross (Alexander Sharpe Ross)

Prolific illustrator of magazines from the 1940s through the 1960s.

Tony Sarg

Tony Sarg

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

Mead Schaeffer

Mead Schaeffer

Schaeffer's painterly style explemifies the Brandywine School tradition.

Emanuel Schongut

Emanuel Schongut

Schongut has illustrated for advertising, book design, and poster art, and his own children's books.

Ned M. Seidler

Ned M. Seidler

Illustrator best known for his paintings in "National Geographic."

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Genres
  • Advertising
    • Corporate
    • Political and Public Service
    • Product
    • Self-Promotion
  • Books
    • Children’s Books
    • Cover Art
    • Interior Illustration
  • Cartooning
    • Advertising
    • Caricature
    • Political and Editorial
    • Sports
    • Spot
  • Comics
    • Comic Books
    • Comic Strips
  • Decorative & Applied Illustration
    • Antiquities
    • Ceramics, Pottery, and Sculpture
    • Info Graphics
    • Maps
    • Murals
    • Portraiture
    • Stained Glass and Mosaics
    • Tapestries
    • Tattoos
    • Wallpaper
  • Fantasy
    • Adventure
    • Fairy Tales and Fables
    • Mythology
    • Role-Playing Games
  • Fashion
    • Advertising
    • Design
  • Graphic Novels
    • Fiction
    • Non-Fiction
    • Visual Memoir and Autobiography
  • Internet Illustration
    • Memes
    • Web Comics
    • Website Illustration
  • Magazine
    • Cover Art
    • Story Illustration
  • Moving Image
    • Animation
    • Concept Art
    • Storyboard
    • Video Game Design
  • Newspaper
  • Non-Commissioned Work
  • Photography
  • Poster
    • Event (Promotional)
    • Film
    • Political
    • Propaganda
    • Travel
  • Product Illustration
    • Album/CD
    • Calendars
    • DVD/VHS/Videogame
    • Greeting Cards
    • Packaging
    • Paper Dolls
    • Postage Stamps
  • Pulp Illustration
    • Pinup Art
    • Pulp Magazines
  • Science Fiction
    • Creatures
    • Outer Space
    • Paranormal
    • Technology
  • Technical
    • Anatomy
    • Archaeological
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