On this day, March 23, 1874, illustrator Joseph Christian Leyendecker was born in Montabaur, Germany. After studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and in Paris at the Académie Julian, J. C. returned to work in Chicago and then in New York. He quickly became one of the pre-eminent illustrators of the early
On this day, March 21, 1953, illustrator and author David Wisniewski was born in England. After studying at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, Wisniewski worked as a clown before becoming an author and illustrator of children’s books. His 1997 book Golem won that year’s Caldecott Medal.
Louis Glackens (1866–1933)The Latest in Easter Eggs. The Cubist Influence Reaches the Barnyard, 1913Cover illustration for Puck (March 19, 1913)Lithograph and watercolor on illustration boardDelawareArt Museum, Gift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978 On February 17, 1913, the International Exhibition of Modern Art opened at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City. The exhibition,
On this day, March 20, 1975, illustrator, impressionist painter, and film director Harry B. Lachman died in Beverly Hills, California. After his studies at the University of Michigan, Lachman worked as a magazine and book illustration until 1911 when he moved toParis to paint.
On this day, March 19, 1904, illustrator Major Felton was born in Canaan, Connecticut. Active from the 1930s through the 50s, Felton was known for his dramatic posters, magazine cover illustrations, and book illustrations.
The Rockwell Center is happy to announce that the 2013 Rockwell Center Fellowships have been awarded to: A Dissertation Fellowship for Ms. Andrea Truitt, Unversity of Minnesota. A Dissertation Fellowship for Ms. Erin Corrales-Diaz, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A Senior Scholar Fellowship for Dr. James J. Kimble, Seton Hall University A Senior
On this day, March 17, 1923, military illustrator Charles M. Lefferts died in Port Washington, New York. A self-taught artist, Lefferts was in the military and when he was not he spent most of his time studying uniforms of the American Revolution. After his death his images were published in a book titled, Uniforms of the
On this day, March 16, 1895, illustrator Alvan “Hap” Hadley was born in Findlay, Illinois. Hap Hadley specialized in both black and white illustrations and illustrating movie posters for Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
On this day, March 15, 1914, Gil (Gillette) Elvgren was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. After studying at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Elvgren moved to Chicago to study and eventually to work as an advertising artist with Stevens and Gross. In the late 1930s Elvgren began to create calendar pin-ups in addition to his illustration
On this day, March 14, 1971, comic book artist and illustrator Steve Ellis was born inNew Jersey. His work has been featured on CD covers, computer games, trading cards, books, RPGs, magazines, toys, and comics. He works both on his own and collaboratively.