August 12
On this day, August 12, 2001, pulp illustrator Harry Barton died. He studied at the Art Students League in New York. In the 50s Barton began producing pulp covers and covers for digests and paperback books.
Korean and American Children’s Picture Books
By Il Sung Na, grad student, MICA’s MFA Illustration Practice, Critical Seminar Spring 2014, Final Paper Introduction/Overview Picture books or children’s books are one of the major parts of illustration industry and many people in countries around the world work on their new books and share them the rest of the world. Picture books have educational function, but many young
August 11
On this day, August 11, 1902, pulp illustrator Jack Binder was born in Harka, Hungary. The family moved to the U. S. in 1910 to join the father in the U. P. of Michigan. Binder worked as an engraver while he attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In the 30’s Binder moved to
August 10
On this day, August 10, 1955, Tom Kidd was born in Tampa, Florida. After a couple of years of study at Syracuse University, Kidd moved to New York City and began to work as a science fiction and fantasy illustrator and as a designer for films, theme parks, and figurines. His work has won many accolades
August 9
On this day, August 9, 1931, illustrator Mike Hinge born Auckland, New Zealand. He came to the United States on a green card in 1958 and studied at the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles. His work includes many memorable book and magazine covers for the work of science fiction and cover portraits for
August 8
On this day, August 8, 1961, illustrator Rafael López born Mexico City, Mexico. Trained at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, López has illustrated a variety of children's books, designed stamps, and painted murals.
A Case of the Vapors
Shifting Visions of Vaporous Artistry By Joyce K. Schiller, Curator, Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies There is something distinctive and magical about the way J. C. Leyendecker conveyed the fleeting properties of steam, smoke, and fog in his illustrations. His stylized (sometimes art nouveau-inspired)
August 7
On this day, August 7, 1957, illustrator George William Gage died in New York City. He studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and with Howard Pyle at the Howard Pyle School of Art in Wilmington, Delaware. His career was noted for cover illustrations for magazines
August 6
On this day, August 6, 1918, Charles Banks Wilson was born in Springdale, Arkansas. After studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Wilson apprenticed as an illustrator at the Chicago Tribune. Wilson illustrated a history textbooks used by Oklahoma schools and also a variety of classic story books. He went on to paint
August 5
On this day, August 5, 1902, illustrator and writer Robert Bright was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts. He studied at Princeton University. Bright was the creator of the Georgie series of stories about a shy ghost who lives in an attic. He created the character and his first Georgie story was published in 1944 and the last