On this day, October 22, 1883, illustrator N. C. Wyeth was born in Needham, Massachusetts. After studying art in Massachusetts including at the Eric Pape School of Art, Wyeth came to Wilmington, Delaware to study with Howard Pyle. In 1903 Wyeth was given his first illustration commission, a cover for The Saturday Evening Post.
On this day, October 21, 1911, Mary Robinson, later Mary Blair was born in McAlester, Oklahoma. Mary Blair was an artist and animator for The Walt Disney Studio and created concept art for Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South, and Cinderella.
On this day, October 20, 1889, illustrator and comic artist Frank Godwin was born in Washington, D.C. Godwin illustrated many classic stories and was also the cartoon artist for the comic strip Connie.
On this day, October 19, 1952, illustrator and caricaturist Steve Brodner was born in Brooklyn, NY. Often a satirical illustrator, Brodner's illustrations and caricatures help us to see ourselves and our world more clearly.
On this day, October 18, 1955, illustrator Remington Schuyler died in Missouri. Born in Buffalo, he studied engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and then with Howard Pyle in Delaware and at the Art Students League in New York.
Frederick Richardson (1862-1937) | Lincoln Park, c. 1897 | Editorial cartoon illustration for the Chicago Daily News The American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907), with assistance from the architect Stanford White (1853 -1906), created the large Standing Lincoln public monument in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois between 1884 and 1887.* The public
On this day, October 17, 1856, artist and illustrator John White Alexander was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Better known as a painter of lyrical women, Alexander pursued illustration work in the 1880s and 90s.
On this day, October 16, 1923, the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio is founded in Los Angeles, CA by Walt and Roy Disney. Their first productions were a series of Alice Comedies based on Alice’s Wonderland.
On this day, October 15, 1952, E. B. White's book, Charlotte's Web was first published. The illustrator of the story was Garth Williams.
On this day, October 14, 1877, illustrator Grace Drayton was born. Drayton was the creator of the popular comics Dolly Dimples and of the Campbell Soup Kids for an advertising campaign.