Artists - Illustration History

This ever-expanding reference list provides background on a diverse spectrum of illustrators across time, cultures, and artistic styles.

James Grashow

Artist and illustrator best known for his work with cardboard.

Scott Gustafson

Award-winning fantasy artist who specializes in fanciful renditions of classic fairy tales.

Rudy Gutierrez

Artist and teacher whose focus is uplifting the viewer through abstract and emotional pieces.

Al Jaffee

Writer and artist best known for his MAD magazine fold-ins.

Victor Juhasz

Prolific illustrator and visual reporter primarily known for his humorous caricatures in major magazines.

Hilary Knight

Prolific illustrator of children’s books, magazines, greeting cards, and theater posters.

Clayton Knight

Aviation illustrator and author who served as an official artist for the United States Army Air Forces.

Harvey Kurtzman

Editor and cartoonist best known for his creation and collaboration on the humor magazine MAD.

Ted Lewin

American illustrator and author of award-winning books for children.

Charles Lilly

Award-winning illustrator for a wide variety of clients; most famous for his portrait of Malcolm X.

Leo Lionni

Groundbreaking modernist designer and children’s book illustrator who emerged as one of the international design community's most influential pathfinders and bridge-builders.

Don Maitz

Award-winning fantasy artist whose work is on books by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, and more.

Don Martin

American illustrator and cartoonist whose work has been featured in various publications, and who is most notable for his work for MAD magazine.

June Reynard McKie

American artist well-known for her fashion illustration and portraiture, and whose work has been featured both in the US and abroad.

Franklin McMahon

Illustrator known for his reportage-style drawings, capturing historical events, court trials, and cultural moments with dynamic precision.

Neysa McMein

Created many cover illustrations and pastel drawings of strong and spirited American women.

Norman Mingo

Commercial and magazine artist well-known for his depiction of MAD Magazine’s smiling mascot, Alfred E. Neuman.

Thomas Guernsey Moore

Illustrator and designer of magazines, costumes, and stage productions.

Kadir Nelson

Contemporary illustrator and author focusing on the interconnectivity of the human experience in America.

Rose O’Neill

Ground-breaking illustrator most famous for her Kewpie creations.

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