On this day, May 11, 2013, fashion illustrator J. Hyde Crawford died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Crawford studied at Parsons School of Design and soon after he was hired by Bonwit Teller to produce fashion illustrations for newspaper ads. He also founded Quadrille, a fabric and wallpaper company.
On this day, May 10, 1905, illustrator Alex Schomburg born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He moved to New York in the early 1920s with his brothers. While working for various organizations, Schomburg produced freelance illustrations for the pulps, science-fiction magazines, and for comic books.
On this day, May 9, 1916, author and illustrator William Pène du Bois was born in Nutley, New Jersey. Son of the painter Guy Pène du Bois, William was to has studied architecture but he sold a book he’d written and illustrated at age 19. In addition to illustrating his own books, he also illustrated books
On this day, May 8, 1920, graphic designer and illustrator Saul Bass born in New York City. Bass studied at the Art Students League in New York. He began working in Hollywood in the 1940s. His first film poster was for Otto Preminger’s film Carmen Jones in 1954. Soon he was also producing title sequences as
On this day, May 7, 1951, comic book artist and writer Michael T. Gilbert was born. He studied at SUNY, New Paltz. Early in his career Gilbert self-published an underground commix. He has also worked on the Elric series and on Mr. Monster. Gilbert has worked for Marvel and DC comics and he has written and
On this day, May 6, 1885, pulp illustrator George Avison was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. After high school Avison worked at an engraving house in Boston and then moved to New York to study at the New York School of Art under Robert Henri and Edward Penfield. By 1908 his work began to appear in many
On this day, May 5, 1907, pulp illustrator Lyman Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois. Anderson studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and then with Harvey Dunn at the Grand Central School of Art in New York. He began creating pulp illustrations in 1929 and by the late 1930s was also
On this day, May 4, 1958, artist and illustrator Keith Haring was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. Trained at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Haring was also influenced by his father, a cartoonist. Influenced by popular culture and graffiti, Haring also created illustrations for advertising and for the promotion of causes he felt
On this day, May 3, 1935, illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Smith began working as a kindergarten teacher. While teaching she also studied art. Her first illustration was published when she was 25 in St. Nicholas magazine. Smith's memorable illustrations, primarily of children and mothers, graced more than 40 books, advertisements, magazine articles, and
On this day, May 2, 1984, animator, producer, director, and puppeteer Bob (Robert Emerson) Clampett died in Detroit, Michigan. Clampett was best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Brothers. Without graduating high school, Clampett joined the team working on Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies and designed some of their characters