This ever-expanding reference list provides background on a diverse spectrum of illustrators across time, cultures, and artistic styles.
Don Maitz
Award-winning fantasy artist whose work is on books by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, and more.
Gregory Manchess
Prolific oil painter who has illustrated books, magazines, postage stamps, and his own fantasy novel.
Jean-Baptiste Monge
Prolific fantasy illustrator who has published several books featuring fantastic creatures.
Barbara Nessim
Known for drawings and watercolors during the 1960s and 1970s, she embraced digital art in the 1980s.
Lynn Pauley
A visual journalist, illustrator, and educator who focuses on direct, on location drawing and painting.
Arthur Rackham
Illustrator of children's books; famous for fairies, goblins, and other fantastical creatures.
Norman Rockwell
Best-known for his iconic "Saturday Evening Post" covers, he inspired generations of Americans.
Alex Ross (Alexander Sharpe Ross)
Prolific illustrator of magazines from the 1940s through the 1960s.
Emanuel Schongut
Schongut has illustrated for advertising, book design, and poster art, and his own children's books.
Whitney Sherman
Award-winning illustrator and Founding Director of the MFA Illustration Practice program at MICA.
Everett Shinn
Best known for illustrating theater scenes and images of the streets of New York City.