On this day, July 12, 1839, David Edward Cronin (pseydonym Seth Eyland) was born in Greenwich, New York. He studied art in Troy, New York and then moved to New York City. During the Civil War he joined the army and worked for Harper’s Magazine. Later he was a political caricaturist and illustrated the Personal Memoirs
On this day, July 11, 1918, illustrator Roy G. Krenkel was born in the Bronx, New York. Krenkel studied at the Art Students League and at the Cartoonists and Illustrators School. He produced work for Weird Science and Weird Fantasy and later for science fiction magazines and for paperback book covers.
On this day, July 10, 1911, illustrator and author Jack Coggins was born in London, England, His family emigrated to the U. S. in 1923. Coggins studied art at the Grand Central School of Art in New York and at the Art Students League. During WWII, Coggins produced war illustrations for Life magazine and illustrations for
On this day, July 9, 1874, illustrator and photographer Carl Werntz was born in Sterling, Illinois. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, in Paris, and in Japan. He was a cartoonist for the Chicago Record and created illustrations for a variety of magazines. In 1902 Werntz founded the Chicago Academy of
On this day, July 8, 1884, illustrator Remington Schuyler was born in Buffalo, , New York. Schuyler studied engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, at the Art Students League in New York, and he studied illustration art with Howard Pyle at the Howard Pyle School of Art in Wilmington, DE. In addition to his work
On this day, July 7, 1912, writer and illustrator Richard Erdoes was born in Vienna, Austria. He studied at the Berlin Academy of Art, at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna, in Paris, and London. Erdoes wrote and illustrated children’s books and made illustrations for National Geographic and Life magazines. In the late 60s, Erdoes became fascinated with
On this day, July 6, 1973, graphic designer and illustrator Jefferson Wood was born in San Bernadino, California. Wood studied at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Wood is known for his poster designs and currently worked for several concert promoters. Wood won the 1st place best poster of the year from the Pollstar CIC
On this day, July 5, 1878, Howard Vachel Brown was born in Lexington, Kentucky. After Brown studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he moved to New York where he worked as a freelance illustrator and took classes at the Art Students League. During WWI he worked for the United States Shipping Board
On this day, July 4, 1866, illustrator Arthur Ignatius Keller was born in New York City. He studied art at the National Academy of Design and in Munich. When he returned to New York, his work began appearing in many of the popular magazines. Keller also illustrated many of the popular authors of his day,
On this day, July 3, 1896, illustrator and newspaper artist, Charles Howard Johnson died New York City at the age of only 28. Reportedly born in Kansas City and moved to New York around 1889 after a year of study in Cincinnati. Johnson illustrated for Life and Truth magazines and on some daily newspapers. He also