Artists - Illustration History

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

Randolph Caldecott

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

E. Simms Campbell

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

Roz Chast

Since 1978, Roz Chast has worked as a regular cartoonist for "The New Yorker."

Howard Chandler Christy

Turn of the century magazine illustrator and creator of the “Christy Girl.”

Mac Conner

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

Dan Content

American painter, sculptor, and teacher.

Walter Crane

Illustrator who revolutionized children's book design at the turn of the century.

Thomas Crane

Illustrator, greeting card designer, and brother of Walter Crane.

George Cruikshank

Political cartoonist and caricaturist, best known for his illustrations for the works of Charles Dickens.

Jean Cunningham

Fashion illustrator who began working with designer Nettie Rosenstein in the 1950s, and continued through the 1980s as a freelance illustrator.

Robert M. Cunningham (1924-2010) created illustrations for a variety of America’s leading magazines with sports themes as a common subject matter, and a series of ten United States postage stamps celebrating the 1980 Olympic Games. .