Artists - Illustration History

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

Prolific children's book illustrator of the late 19th and early 20th century.

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

The first African American illustrator to have his work nationally syndicated.

Children's book author, animator, and popular illustrator of jazz album covers.

American pen and ink artist who illustrated for newspapers, novels, and periodicals at the turn of the 20th century.

Illustrator of women’s magazines and advertising campaigns in the 1950s.

American painter, sculptor, and teacher.

Mexican-born caricaturist and illustrator of images from the Harlem Renaissance.

Illustrator for a variety of America’s leading magazines, using sports themes as a common subject matter.

Illustrator, painter, and teacher.

Artist who helped expand the practice and growth of illustration in the United States.

American cartoonist and illustrator who worked as a commercial artist, and was part of the founding staff of MAD magazine.

One of the most popular "boy/girl" illustrators of the mid-20th century.

Best-known for his "New Yorker" covers and animated character design.

A master lithographer and noted painter of landscapes in watercolor and oil.

Étienne Delessert (1941-2024) is a Swiss-born self-taught artist—an award-winning children’s writer, illustrator, publisher, and filmmaker.

With her husband, Leo Dillon, illustrated children’s books, paperback books, and magazine covers.

One of the premier fantasy artists of his generation, he co-created "The Spiderwick Chronicles."

Illustrated Americans doing everyday activities.

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

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