On this day, January 16, 1965, Fritz (Fred Otto) died in Louisville, Kentucky. Kleesattel studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and eventually established a studio called Klee Ad Art. Among his clients were R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Four Roses Kentucky Straight Bourbon, and Heaven Hill Distilleries. During WWI Kleesattel served as a camoufleur.
On this day, January 15, 1924, author and illustrator Peter Newell died in Little Neck, New York. Newell was known for his humorous drawings and poems that appeared in many of the popular magazines of the 1880s and 1890s. He also illustrated work by other authors such as Mark Twain, Stephen Crane and John Kendrick Bangs.
On this day, January 14, 1962, illustrator Gayle Porter Hoskins died in Wilmington, Delaware. Initially trained at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he was also a student of Howard Pyle in Delaware. Hoskins worked in various genre and after the stock market crash of 1929, he did work for various pulps.
On this day, January 13, 1967, artist illustrator Lisa Hunt was born in Spokane, Washington. Hunt studied interdisciplinary studies at the Union Institute. Hunt creates illustrations for tarot decks and she us the writer/illustrator of a meditation book, Celestial Goddesses.
On this day, January 12, 1961, Steve Fiorilla was born in Paterson, New Jersey. Fiorilla specialized in the grotesque and surreal producing illustrations for books, magazines, T-shirts, fanzines, and sculptural designs including latex masks used on HBO’s Tales from the Crypt.
On this day, January 11, 1886, Samuel George Cahan was born in Kouno, Russia. His family emigrated to the U. S. when he was still young. Cahan studied at the Art Students League in New York and worked for The World and The New York Times.
On this day, January 10, 1913, Richard E. Lyon was born in Fort Scott City, Kansas. Lyon studied for one year at the Kansas City Art Institute. In 1933 Lyon, and other illustrators from KCAI moved to New Rochelle, NY and opened a studio together. Lyon worked for various pulps and after WWII he produced advertising
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On this day, January 9, 1899, pulp illustrator Adolphe Barreaux was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. Barreaux studied at Yale University School of Fine Arts but did not graduate. Subsequently he took a job as an illustrator for an advertising agency. During the 30s with a dearth of work, Barreaux began to work for the pulps
On this day, January 8, 1921, illustrator Lee J. Ames was born in Manhattan, New York. At 18 years old, Ames was working for Walt Disney Studios as an animator-illustrator. By the 1960s Ames was producing a series of drawing instruction books.