On this day, February 7, 1913, illustrator George Worsley Adamson was born in the Bronx, New York City. Educated at Oxford University and the Liverpool College of Art, Adamson held dual citizenship in the U. S. and Great Britain. After WWII, Adamson illustrated for the Illustrated London News and also worked as a book illustrator.

On this day, February 6, 2008, John Henry Alvin died in Rhinebeck, New York. After studying at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, Alvin began working as an animator. In 1974 Alvin’s career took a significant turn when he created the advertising poster for the movie Blazing Saddles. Over the course of his

On this day, February 5, 1909,  illustrator Tom Lovell was born in New York City. After studying art at Syracuse University, Lovell began illustrating for various pulp publications. In the 30s his illustrations were found in many popular magazines. During WWII Lovell illustrated for the Marine Corps magazine, Leatherneck. In the 50s Lovells work expanded

On this day, February 4, 1984, Arnold Kohn died in Chicago, Illinois. Kohn studied art in Chicago while he worked at his father’s bicycle repair shop. He began illustrating pin-up art in the 50s. In the 60s Kohn illustrated children’s books, and in the 70s he illustrated a series of Doc Savage novels meant for the

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 19.

On this day, February 2, 1916,  Alden Spurr McWilliams was born in Greenwich, Connecticut. McWilliams studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts and was soon producing interior story illustrations for pulp magazines. After service in the Army in WWII, McWilliams returned to illustration and eventually also comic strip work. His memorable

On this day, February 1, 1910, Joe DeMers was born in San Diego, California and attended the Chouinard Art School. In the 1930s he worked as a production illustrator for Warner Brothers and then in New York he worked for The Charles E. Cooper studio producing illustration.

On this day, January 31, 1959, illustrator, photographer, and film director Matt Mahurin was born in Santa Cruz, California. Mahurin’s illustrations have appeared in numerous mainstream periodicals. He sometimes uses his own likeness manipulated in his commercial photo-illustration work.

On this day, January 30, 1905, pulp illustrator Robert Fuqua (the pen name of Joseph Wirt Tillotson) was born in Greenville, Mississippi. After attending classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Tillotson worked for an advertising agency in Chicago. He also supplemented his income by producing pulp images under his assumed name.

On this day, January 29, 1952, illustrator and writer Paul Kirchner was born in New Haven, Connecticut. After his studies at the Cooper Union School of Art in New York, Kirchner began to work in the comic book industry. In the early 80s Kirchner and his brother Thomas produced a graphic detective novel, Murder by Remote