On this day, March 3, 1883, glamour illustrator Enoch Bolles was born in Boardman, Marion County, Florida. After studying at the National Academy of Design in New York, Bolles began creating illustrations for humor magazines and eventually became the exclusive cover artist for Film Fun until it folded in 1943.
On this day, March 2, 1904, illustrator, cartoonist, and writer Theodore Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Geisel began cartooning in college at Dartmouth and eventually found his niche in writing and illustration 46 children's books. During WWII Geisel produced political cartoons and editorial cartoons. About his fanatasy stories he wrote, "I like nonsense, it wakes
On this day, March 1, 1940, illustrator Robert Grossman was born in Brooklyn, New York. A freelance illustrator, Grossman made his name as a cartoonist focused on caricature and satiric content.
On this day, February 28, 1913, illustrator John Coleman “Jack” Burroughs was born in Chicago, Illinois. The son of Edgar Rice Burroughs, at the age of 23 Jack illustrated one of his father’s books. He went on to illustrate all of his fathers books and the John Carter Sunday newspaper strip.
On this day, February 27, 2005 illustrator James Avati died in Petaluma, California. Avati studied architecture at Princeton University. After WWII, Avati was hired to paint paperback book covers. Known as the “Rembrandt of Paperback Book Covers,” Avati’s covers were often risqué, conveyed a knowing look, and were often emboldened with a sexual innuendo.
On this day, February 26, 1958, illustrator and comic book artist Jeff Butler was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Butler studied art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Madison Area Technical College. He began to work for TSR on the Marvel Super Heroes Game and other game products, comic books, and illustrations.
On this day, February 25, 1957, illustrator of sheet music and musical theater lyricist Gene Buck died inNew York City. After studies at the Detroit Art Academy, Buck began illustrating sheet music using art nouveau and art deco elements.
On this day, February 24, 1836, illustrator and artist Winslow Homer was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Homer began working as an illustrator in the late 1859s after his apprenticeship to a Boston lithographer. Homer illustrated both images of everyday life and scenes of troops, battles, and revelry of the armies of the American Civil War. After the war Homer
On this day, February 23, 1882, illustrator Anton Otto Fischer was born in Regensburg, Germany. An orphan he emigrated to the U. S. He studied painting in Paris and then with Howard Pyle in Wilmington, Delaware. Known for his pictorial drama Fischer did many illustrations of sea adventures and sea scapes as well as illustrating such books
On this day, February 22, 1925, writer and illustrator Edward Gorey was born in Chicago, Illinois. While he did study art for one semester at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Gorey’s formal art training was minimal. His early work was for the art department at Doubleday where he illustrated book covers. By 1953,