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
On this day, July 2, 1967, Daren R. Dochterman was born. He studied at the University of Southern California. Dochterman has worked independently as a model builder, prop maker, and graphic artist before landing his first Hollywood job. He works as a motion picture production illustrator beginning with the pilot episode for Star Trek: Voyager. He
On this day, July 1, 1889, Todros Geller was born in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Geller studied art in Odessa, Montreal and at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Best known as a printmaker in woodcut and etchings, Geller illustrated more than 40 books over his career.
On this day, June 30, 1904, author and illustrator Eleanor Frances Lattimore was born in Shanghai, China. Lattimore studied art in Oakland, California, in Boston and New York City. She was the author and illustrator for more than 50 popular children’s books and her first, Little Pear, is considered a children’s classic.
On this day, June 29, 1956, David Burroughs Mattingly was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. He trained at the Colorado Institute of Art and then in Pasadena at the Art Center College of Design. He worked for Walt Disney Studios but also accepted commissions for album covers and for book covers. Among his creations are the
On this day, June 28, 1854, illustrator Frances Isabelle (Lockwood) Brundage was born in Newark, New Jersey. Best remembered for her post card and calendar images, Brundage also did illustrations for Louisa May Alcott and Robert Louis Stevenson books.