On this day, May 23, 1915, William Timmins was born in Chicago, Illinois. The son of illustrator Harry Timmins, William study art at the Art Students League and the Grand Central Art School in New York. Timmins worked in pulp and science fiction illustration and then specialized in western scenes.
On this day, May 22, 1985, Wolfgang Reitherman, the German-American Disney animator, director and producer died in Burbank, California. Reitherman began working for Disney in 1934 and eventually became Disney's chief animation director. In 1969 he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.
On this day, May 21, 1922, the political cartoon, "On the Road to Moscow", by Rollin Kirby, won a Pulitzer Prize. It was the first cartoon awarded the Pulitzer.
On this day, May 20, 1916, The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first Norman Rockwell cover illustration of a Boy with the Baby Carriage.
On this day, May 19, 1950, author and illustrator Arthur Dorros was born in Washington, D.C. After studying at the University of Wisconsin and traveling, Dorros began authoring and illustrating in the 1980s and has produced more than 20 children’s books since then.
On this day, May 18, 1918, illustrator Joe Krush was born in Camden, New Jersey. During the Nüremburg Trials Krush was assigned to assist the court by preparing illustrations. Later with his wife Beth Krush, he illustrated many children’s books. Five in The Borrowers series and All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown by Sydney Taylor.
On this day, May 17, 1972, artist and illustrator Roman Genn was born in Moscow, Russia. Genn moved to the U.S. after being repeatedly arrested for publically exhibiting anti-governement caricatures. He is a contributing editor for the National Review and still creates illustrations for the magazine.
On this day, May 16, 1953, illustrator Lee MacLeod was born in Los Angeles, CA. After studies at The Art Center College of Design, MacLeod began working as an illustrator melding traditional images with photography and computer graphics especially for various movie studios.
On this day, May 15, 2006, pin-up illustrator Joyce Ballantyne died in Ocala, Florida. Best known as the designer of the Coopertone girl. After studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Art, Ballantyne worked in illustration. Eventually she joined the group of illustrators painting pin-ups for Brown
On this day, May 14, 1924, cartoonist Brad Anderson was born in Jamestown, New York. After service in the U. S. Navy, Anderson received a BFA from Syracuse University. As a student Anderson produced cartoons for student magazine and also for popular commercial magazines. He created his most famous comic strip Marmaduke in 1955.