Walter Beach Humphrey (1892-1966) | Memories, c.1920s | Oil on canvas | Private Collection This illustration by Walter Beach Humphrey was at auction a few years ago as part of the dispersal of the estate of illustration collector and dealer Charles Martignette. Since there is no date information with this
On this day, January 24, 1936, illustrator Doug Chaffee was born in New York. He studied art and art history at Bob Jones University. After a 20 year career at IBM, Chaffee opened his own firm providing illustrations and graphic design services. His work included science fiction illustrations and images for the gaming industry.
On this day, January 23, 1992, the artist illustrator Joseph Mugnaini died in Los Angeles, California. Born in Italy, Mugnaini's family emigrated to the United States when he was an infant. He studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles and after the war he taught at Otis. Some of his best known illustration work was done in
On this day, January 22, 1970, cartoonist Alex Ross was born in Portland, Oregon. Ross is the son of a commercial artist and studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He began creating comic book art in 1990. There is currently an exhibit of Ross's work at the Norman Rockwell Museum that will
On this day, January 21, 1917, illustrator Francesca Alexander died in Florence, Italy. Born in Boston, her family moved to Italy when she was 16. In Florence she took down the folk tales of the Italian peasants and illustrated them. After John Ruskin began collecting her work, he also saw to it that Alexander's work was published.
On this day, January 20, 1930, illustrator and author Blair Lent was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Lent studied at the Boston Museum School and had a study grant to Italy and Switzerland. His work focused on children's books and illustration, often re-telling foreign tales.
On this day, January 19, 1876, illustrator Frank X. Leyendecker was born in Montabaur, Germany. In 1882 the Leyendecker family emigrated to the United States and settles in Chicago. In 1896 Frank along with his older brother J. C. Leyendecker studied in Paris. A year after they returned in 1898, the brothers were living in
On this day, January 18, 1861, cartoonist and illustrator Edward Windsor Kemble was born in Sacramento, California. A largely self-taught artist, by the age of 20 Kemble was already contributing to magazines such as Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper. In 1884 Mark Twain employed Kemble as the illustrator for the first publication of his Huckleberry
On this day, January 17, 1931, illustrator and graphic designer Bob Gill was born in Brooklyn, NY. After studies at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and City College of New York, Gill began working as a graphic design. He has written a variety of books and has taught at various
On this day, January 16, 1910, illustrator and cartoonist Aurelius Battaglia was born in Washington, D.C. After studying at the Corcoran School of Art, Battaglia went west and worked for Walt Disney Studios. He then had an extensive career as a children's book illustrator.