On this day, June 5, 1919, children's book author and illustrator Richard Scarry was born in Boston, Massachusetts. After studies at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Scarry was drafted into the army. After the war he worked for the art departments of various magazines and then for Little Golden Books. Scarry’s most
On this day, June 4, 1989, cartoonist Dik Browne died in Sarasota, Florida. After attending Cooper Union in New York, Browne began producing a comic strip while he was in the army. In the 50s Browne and Mort Walker co-created Hi and Lois and in the 70s he created Hägar the Horrible.
On this day, June 3, 2011, illustrator and cartoonist Lee J. Ames died in Mission Viejo, California. At age 18, Ames worked at Disney Studios. Later he created 26 instructional drawing books that teach with no written text.
On this day, June 2, 1918, cartoonist Ruth Atkinson was born in Toronto, Canada. Atkinson was a pioneering woman comic book artist who helped create the Marvel Comics characters Millie the Model and Patsy Walker.
On this day, June 1, 2001, cartoonist Hank Ketcham died in Pebble Beach, California. Without finishing college, Ketcham went to Los Angeles hoping to work for Disney, instead he worked as an animator for Walter Lantz and then eventually Disney. His cartoon Dennis The Menace began in 1951 and was based on his own 4-year old
On this day, May 31, 2008, illustrator Clifford N. Geary died in Hague, New York. Geary trained at the Massachusetts School of Art. He primarily worked illustrating science books and science fiction novels, especially Robert A. Heinlein’s juvenile series of stories published between 1948 and 1956.
John Alcorn (1935-1992)The Green CurtainIllustration for book jacket for Eudora Welty’s A Curtain of Green & Other Stories (New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980)India ink with flat color overlay Every time I see this book jacket illustration,* I notice the image and I stop to admire its lusciousness. When I look at it, it’s
On this day, May 30, 1879, illustrator T. Victor Hall was born in Rising Sun, Indiana. Hall studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy and then moved to New York City. He created various magazine covers and story illustrations. After WWI, Hall worked exclusively on illustrating war-torn Europe. Then during WWII he created patriotic posters.
On this day, May 29, 1955, illustrator and animator David Kirschner was born in Los Angeles, California. Kirschner studied at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. His early work included designing album covers for Neil Diamond and illustrating characters for the Muppets and Sesame Street. He later created and produced An American Tail with
On this day, May 28, 1982, illustrator Joseph Bodner died California. After service in WWII, Bodner studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. His work typically focused on the vanishing western imagery. His painting The Resurrection of Jonathan was exhibited at the premiere of the movie, Jonathan Livingston Seagull.