On this day, February 12, 1919, illustrator Rachael Robinson Elmer died in New York City. Born in Vermont, Elmer studied at the Art Students League in New York. Elmer's work included illustrations for magazines and story books and perhaps best well-known, she produced two series of fine art post card views of New York for P. F.
Rosina Emmet Sherwood (1854-1948)Disgusted with life, she retired to the society of books, (October 3rd) 1888Story illustration for “The A.O.I.B.R.” by Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye in Harper’s Young People, 10 (April 16, 1889): 412.Ink on paperThe Library of Congress, Cabinet of American Illustration, CAI – Sherwood, no. 21 (A size) We read for lots of
On this day, February 11, 1943, fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was born Utuado, Puerto Rico. He moved to New York City with his family when he was young and studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Antonio began his professional career working for Women's Wear Daily as an intern and then at the New York Times.
On this day, February 10, 1943, children's book illustrator Stephen Gammell was born. Gammell is a self-taught illustrator who absorbed images his father, an art editor for a magazine, brought home in the periodicals he shared with his son. Gammell began producing illustrations for children's stories in 1973 and in 1989 he was awarded a
On this day, February 9, 1928, illustrator Frank Frazetta was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a young child Frazetta studied at the Brooklyn Academy of the Fine Arts and by the age of 15 he was working in the studio of comic artist Bernard Bailey. By 1947 Frazetta was working for Standard Comics. A fantasy and
On this day, February 8, 1875, illustrator Frederick Coffay Yohn was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. After his initial studies at the Indianapolis Art School, Yohn moved to New York and studied at the Art Students League. Yohn's illustration work appeared in Scribner's magazine, Harper's, and Collier's Weekly. He specialized in military images, especially of the American Revolution.
On this day, February 7, 1889, Classics Illustrated comic book artist, Alexander Anthony Blum was born in Hungary. After his studies at the National Academy of Design in New York, Blum worked for Fox Comics, Quality Comics, and Fiction House. Blum worked for Classics Illustrated from 1948 throough the mid-50s.
On this day, February 6, 1976, illustrator Berta Hoerner Hader died in Grand-View-on-Hudson, New York. After working at the Western Engraving Company in Seattle, Hader studied art at the California School of Design. Berta Hader worked for McCall’s in New York doing fashion design illustration and after her marriage to illustrator Elmer Hader collaboration on illustrations for more
On this day, February 5, 1920, illustrator and cartoonist George R. Evans was born in Harwood, Pennsylvania. Evans initially studied art through a correspondence course and began selling his illustrations to pulps. After the war and more schooling Evans worked for a variety of comics.
On this day, February 4, 1938, the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released. It was the first feature-length film to be created by cel animation.