On this day, February 3, 1894, illustrator Norman Rockwell was born in New York City. Rockwell began his art studies while still in high school and eventually went to the Art Students League studying under Thomas Fogarty and George Bridgman. Rockwell became the art editor of Boy's Life (the Boy Scout's magazine) when he was
On this day, February 2, 2009, illustrator Beth Krush died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Krush and her husband Joe, collaborated on the illustrations for the American edition of The Borrowers series of books by Mary Norton. Beth Krush also illustrated the Newbery award winning story, Miracles on Maple Hill by by Virginia Sorenson.
On this day, February 1, 1957, comic creator, artist, and writer, Dennis Morales Francis was born in Kingston, Jamaica. His family immigrated to the U. S. when he was 8 and he became entranced with the world of comics. Francis worked at DC Comics and he is the creator of Jax and the Hellhound.
On this day, January 31, 1908, Allen G. Anderson was born in Minneapolis, Minesotta. Trained by correspondence course, Anderson worked as a staff artist for Fawcett Publications in his home town and then in 1940 moved to New York and illustrated pulps.
On this day, January 30, 1937, science fiction illustrator George Barr was born. After studying art through the Famous Artists School course and at the Vocational School of Commercial Art in Salt Lake City, Utah, Barr discovered science fiction and began contributing to fanzines. His artistry has won him a Hugo for best fan artist and his
On this day, January 29, 1907, illustrator John Ford Clymer was born in Ellensburg, Washington. Clymer first studied art through the Federal School correspondence course and then moved to Canada where he studies and began his illustration career. Late in the 1930s Clymer relocated to Westport, Connecticut and made his name specializing in human-interest story images
On this day, January 28, 1927, childrens book author and illustrator Vera Williams was born in Hollywood, California. Trained at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, Williams did not begin creating her stories until the late 1970s.
On this day, January 27, 2009, illustrator and author Blair Lent died in Medford, Massachusetts. Trained at the Boston Museum School, Lent illustrated both his own stories as well as stories by others including the retelling of a Lafcadio Hearn story, The Wave written by Margaret Hodges.
On this day, January 26, 1882, illustrator Gerrit Albertus Beneker was born Grand Rapids, Michigan. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and at the Art Students League in New York. Beneker’s specialty was illustrations of the workingman because he believed in art as a constructive force.
On this day, January 25, 1966, illustrator Bradshaw Crandell died in Madison, Connecticut. Although Crandell attended classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago he was a student at Wesleyan University (but did not graduate). Crandell’s career exploded in the 1920s with illustrations for popular magazines and his work evolved into a specialty