Illustration Network Database

This is an expanding database of illustration images in the collections of the Rockwell Center’s Illustration Network Partners. If you want to use one of these images, you will need to contact the institution that owns the work of art to arrange for permission. Each institution has their own requirements for use agreements. The following information is arranged alphabetically by the artist’s last name.

Edwin Austin Abbey (1852 -1911)

Edwin-Austin-Abbey-When-Christmas-comes-about-again-Oh-then-I-shall-have-money

When Christmas Time Comes About Again, Oh Then I Shall Have Money, 1889

Frontispiece for Old Songs (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1889)

Collection of Brandywine River Museum, purchased with funds given in memory of Kathlyn P. King, 2001, 2001.8.1


Elenore Plaisted Abbott (1875 -1935)

1950-10

Now and again I stumbled, 1911

Illustration for chapter 32 of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Philadelphia: G. W. Jacobs, 1911)

Delaware Art Museum, gift of Frank Schoonover, 1950-10


Lyman Anderson (1907 -1993)

076.007

In breathless words, I told her my dreams, 1940

Illustration for “The Blue Cloak” by Temple Bailey in Womans Home Companion (December 1940)

Society of Illustrators, Permanent Collection, gift of the artist, 076.007


Stanley Massey Arthurs (1877 -1950)

1930-1

New Year's Eve, 1928

Illustration for advertisement for Brown and Bigelow, 1928

Delaware Art Museum, Louisa du Pont Copeland Memorial Fund, 1930-1


George Watson Barratt (1884 -1962)

NRM.2009.23

Standing Man at Table, 1905

Illustration for “The Brewers”
Pencil and colored pencil on paper

Norman Rockwell Museum, gift of The Horvath Collection, NRM.2009.23


Walter M. Baumhofer (1904 -1987)

052.001

Quick, 1952

Illustration for story in Argosy Magazine, May 1952

Oil on canvas

Society of Illustrators, NY, 052.001


Daniel Carter Beard (1850 -1941)

Daniel Carter Beard - The Height of the Season at New(Monkey)Port

The Height of the Season at New (Monkey) Port, 1904

Illustration for “The Height of the Season at New (Monkey) Port” in The Arena (August 1904)

Collection of Brandywine River Museum, Museum Volunteers’ Purchase Fund, 1996, 96.2.1


Anna Whalen Betts (1873 -1959)

Betts, Anna Whelan_This Maid of Forty Years Ago

This Maid of Forty Years Ago, c. 1897

Oil on canvas

New Britain Museum of American Art, Gift of the Famous Artists School, 1970.34 LIC


Walter Biggs (1886 -1938)

Walter Biggs - Pride and Reputation

Pride and Reputation Alike Were Disregarded, and the Whole Company Went to the Same Hotel, a Dreary, Dingy Little Place, 1921

Illustration for “The Star that Didn’t Twinkle” by Adelaide Alexander Ovington in Ladies Home Journal (June 1921)

Collection of Brandywine River Museum, gift of Kathryn Gamber Carl, 2005, 2005.14


Reginald Bathurst Birch (1856 -1943)

Birch, Reginald Bathurst_The Reconciliation

The Reconciliation, n.d.

Ink

New Britain Museum of American Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Eisenstat, 1981.101 LIC


Edwin Howland Blashfield (1848 -1936)

039.041

Fighting Knights, n.d.

Ink

Society of Illustrators, Permaent Collection, gift of Joseph Chapin, Scribner's, 039.041


Arthur William Brown (1881 -1966)

1976-63

"Yes," she said, "we're here." And suddenly she smiled. "I think it's awfully crowded here, don't you?", 1926

Ink

Delaware Art Museum, gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Radebaugh, 1976-63


Charles Livingston Bull (1874 -1932)

Bull, Charles Livingston_Bull Moose

Bull Moose, n.d.

Charcoal on board

New Britain Museum of American Art, Gift of Mrs. Walter Thwing, 1972.06 LIC


Gilbert Bundy (1911 -1955)

076.010

Approach with Caution, 1941

Illustration for story in The American Magazine, July 1941

Gouache and watercolor

Society of Illustrators, NY, 076.010


Harrison Cady (1877 -1970)

Cady, Harrison_The Hermit of the Wood

Hermit of the Woods, n.d.

Oil on board

New Britain Museum of American Art, Harriet Russell Stanley Fund, 1951.22 LIC


Howard Chandler Christy (1873 -1952)

Lithograph of a Boy Scout with America's Founding Fathers by Howard Chandler Christy

Boy Scout, 1937

Poster illustration for the 1937 National Boy Scout Jamboree

Collection of the National Scouting Museum, no identifying no.


Matt Clark (1903 -1972)

NRM.2009.33

Man in canoe greeted by hunter on shore, 1959

Illustration for Sports Afield

Norman Rockwell Museum, gift of The Horvath Collection, NRM.2009.33


Walter Appleton Clark (1876 -1906)

039.011

Impromptu Theatricals in College Parlors, 1898

Illustration for "Undergraduate Life at Smith College" Scribner's Magazine 1898

watercolor on board

Society of Illustrators, NY, 039.011


Mario Ruben Cooper (1905 -1995)

039.031

Stick Up!, 1933

Illustration for Collier's Magazine 1933

 

Society of Illustrators, NY, 039.031


Dean Cornwell (1892 -1960)

Cornwell, Dean_Clancy made her way south...

Clancy made her way south across Washington Square, 1920

Oil on canvas

New Britain Museum of American Art, Gift of Arthur William Brown, 1966.13 LIC


Dean Cornwell (1892 -1960)

039.033

Bidwell carries Mrs. Sedgwick to the gardener's cottage, 1923

Illustration for "Gold Hands" by E. Bernard DElano in Cosmopolitan 1923

Oil on board

Society of Illustrators, NY, 039.033


Joseph Csatari (1929 -n.d.)

15_Cropped

The Scoutmaster, 1989

Illustration for "Gold Hands" by E. Bernard DElano in Cosmopolitan 1923

Oil on board

Collection of the National Scouting Museum, no identifying no.


F.O.C. Darley (1822 -1888)

F. O. C. Darley - Preparations for Christmas Celebration

Preparations for Christmas Celebrations, 1877

Illustration for "Gold Hands" by E. Bernard DElano in Cosmopolitan 1923

Oil on board

Collection of Brandywine River Museum, purchased with funds in memory of Katherine R. Draper, 2006, 2006.4


Stevan Dohanos (1907 -1994)

088.029

Early Morning Painters, 1948

Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post (May 1, 1948)

Society of Illustrators, Permanent Collection, gift of Seattle Art Director's Society, 088.029


Harvey Dunn (1884 -1952)

047.002

The Battering Ram, 1917

Illustration for "The Source" by Clarence Budington Kelland in The Saturday Evening Post (September 1, 1917)

Society of Illustrators, Permanent Collection, gift of the artist, 047.002


Harvey Dunn (1884 -1952)

Harvey Dunn - The Ox Driver, an Old Time Figure of the West

The Ox Driver, an Old Time Figure of the West, 1909

Frontispiece for Century (October 1909)

Collection of Brandywine River Museum, gift of Betsey Jacoby, 1980, 80.8


Fred Eng (1917 -1995)

1207111022

Life Savers, Still Only 5¢, 1909

Advertising illustration for Life Savers candy

Gouache on board

Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, gift of Michael and Monica Eng and the Eng Family, NRM.2011.


John P. Falter (1910 -1982)

10645-51

Oriental Man watching octopus in a fish bowl, 1931

Advertising illustration for Life Savers candy

Gouache on board

John P. Falter Collection-Nebraska State Historical Society, # 10645-51


John P. Falter (1910 -1982)

10645-44

The Jap Eradicator, 1943

Illus for "The Red Hot Machine Gun, True Story-Action in the Pacific. From Esquire Series" Esquire (September 1943)

John P. Falter Collection-Nebraska State Historical Society, # 10645-44


John P. Falter (1910 -1982)

10645-35

The Temptation of a Hero, 1943

Illustration for "Air Force Pilot Joe Foss: Congressional medal winner” by Paul Gallico Esquire (November 1943)

John P. Falter Collection-Nebraska State Historical Society, # 10645-35


John P. Falter (1910 -1982)

10645-4424

A Young Woman being introduced to German Soldiers in a club, n.d.

Illustration for "Air Force Pilot Joe Foss: Congressional medal winner” by Paul Gallico Esquire (November 1943)

John P. Falter Collection-Nebraska State Historical Society, # 10645-4424


John P. Falter (1910 -1982)

10645-54

Red Cross Poster, 1945

Illustration for "Air Force Pilot Joe Foss: Congressional medal winner” by Paul Gallico Esquire (November 1943)

John P. Falter Collection-Nebraska State Historical Society, # 10645-54


John P. Falter (1910 -1982)

10645-4562

Falls City Christmas, 1946

Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post (December 21, 1946)

John P. Falter Collection-Nebraska State Historical Society, # 10645-4562


John P. Falter (1910 -1982)

10645-17

[Gentleman’s Night Out], c. 1940s

Advertisement for Four Roses Whiskey

John P. Falter Collection-Nebraska State Historical Society, # 10645-17


John P. Falter (1910 -1982)

10645-47

Unfinished study for Huckleberry Finn, c. 1969

Advertisement for Four Roses Whiskey

John P. Falter Collection-Nebraska State Historical Society, # 10645-47


John P. Falter (1910 -1982)

10645-36

Indian on River Bank Spearing Fish, 1980

Advertisement for Four Roses Whiskey

John P. Falter Collection-Nebraska State Historical Society, # 10645-36


John P. Falter (1910 -1982)

10645-45

Sundown, 1981

Advertisement for Four Roses Whiskey

John P. Falter Collection-Nebraska State Historical Society, # 10645-45


Robert Fawcett (1903 -1967)

045.004

The Frenchman is Unforgiving, 1945

Illustration for "Hate Dies Hard" by Storm Jameson in The Saturday Evening Post 1945

Society of Illustrators, NY, 045.004


Harrison Fisher (1875 -1934)

038.009

Couple at the Piano, 1910

Illustration for "Hate Dies Hard" by Storm Jameson in The Saturday Evening Post 1945

Society of Illustrators, Permanent Collection, 038.009


James Montgomery Flagg (1877 -1960)

NRM.2008.18

She Sailed Majestically Past the Wretch, Followed Meekly by Septimus, 1909

Illustration for Septimus by William John Locke (New York: John Lane Co., 1909)

Norman Rockwell Museum, gift of Everett Raymond Kinstler, NRM.2008.18


Mary Hallock Foote (1847 -1938)

Foote, Mary Hallock_She slipped the mantle...

She slipped the mantle from her shoulders, 1894

Graphite and wash on paper

New Britain Museum of American Art, Sanford B.D. Low Memorial Illustration Fund, 1996.26 LIC


Arthur Burdett Frost (1851 -1928)

084.060

I think there's something the matter with Pop, n.d.

Cartoon illustration for Life Magazine

Society of Illustrators, Permanent Collection, 084.060


Arthur Burdett Frost (1851 -1928)

NRM.2006.15

Old Farmer, 1887

Ink on paper

Norman Rockwell Museum, NRM.2006.15


Bernie Fuchs (1932 -2009)

2006.018

A Small Favor, 1965

Illustration for McCall's Magazine (November 1965)

Society of Illustrators, Permanent Collection, 2006.018


George Gibbs (1870 -1942)

NRM.2007.09

She resembled strangely a will, 1914

Illustration for “One of Them Had a Wife” by Cosmo Hamilton in Cosmopolitan Magazine (June 1914); and Nash's Magazine (August 1914)

Norman Rockwell Museum, gift of The Horvath Collection, NRM.2007.09


Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871 -1954)

Elizabeth Shippen Green - I was alone in a palace of leaves

I was Alone in a Palace of Leaves, 1902

Illustration for Richard Le Gallienne, “Our Tree-Top Library,” Harper’s Monthly, March 1902

Collection of Brandywine River Museum, The Claniel Art Acquisition Fund, 2003.14.2


Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871 -1954)

1935-45

The Library, 1905

Illustration for "The Mistress of the House" in Harper's Monthly Magazine (August 1905)

Delaware Art Museum, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935-45


Frederic R. Gruger (1871 -1953)

NRACT.1976.150

Here Were Old Friends, 1923

Illustration for “Barbry” by Henry Milner Rideout in The Saturday Evening Post (May 12, May 19, May 26, June 2, or June 9, 1923)

Norman Rockwell Museum, Norman Rockwell Art Collection Trust, NRACT.1976.150


Frederick R. Gruger (1871 -1953)

080.048

Most of the captains like China, 1918

Illustration for "Java Head" by Joseph Hegesheimer in The Saturday Evening Post (October 19, 1918)

Society of Illustrators, Permanent Collection, gift of Mr. Fred Gruger, Jr., 080.048


Jay Hambidge (1867 -1924)

NRACT.1976.161

McTamany Jumped In Front of the Locomotive, 1899

Illustration for “Heroes of the Railway Service: II: General View” by Gustav Kobbé in The Century Magazine v. 57 (March 1899): 659.

Oil on board

Norman Rockwell Museum, NRACT. 1976.161


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