On this day, May 13, 2010, children’s author and illustrator Ruth Chew died in Castro Valley, California. Ruth Chew studied at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. She created over 30 children’s books mostly in the juvenile fantasy genre, mostly published by Scholastic in the 1970s and 80s.
On this day, May 12, 1908, pulp illustrator Harry Barton was born in Seattle, Washington. Barton studied at the Art Students League in New York. During WWII he worked a defense job. After the war Barton began producing illustrations for the pulps and cover illustrations for digests and paperback books.
On this day, May 11, 2013, fashion illustrator J. Hyde Crawford died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Crawford studied at Parsons School of Design and soon after he was hired by Bonwit Teller to produce fashion illustrations for newspaper ads. He also founded Quadrille, a fabric and wallpaper company.
On this day, May 10, 1905, illustrator Alex Schomburg born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He moved to New York in the early 1920s with his brothers. While working for various organizations, Schomburg produced freelance illustrations for the pulps, science-fiction magazines, and for comic books.
On this day, May 9, 1916, author and illustrator William Pène du Bois was born in Nutley, New Jersey. Son of the painter Guy Pène du Bois, William was to has studied architecture but he sold a book he’d written and illustrated at age 19. In addition to illustrating his own books, he also illustrated books
On this day, May 8, 1920, graphic designer and illustrator Saul Bass born in New York City. Bass studied at the Art Students League in New York. He began working in Hollywood in the 1940s. His first film poster was for Otto Preminger’s film Carmen Jones in 1954. Soon he was also producing title sequences as
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