Monday, February 21, 2011

Reasearch

Will H. Bradley- (10 July 1868–1962) was an American Art Nouveau illustrator and artist. Nicknamed the "Dean of American Designers. because he was that great of an illustrator he pretty much set the rules and the bar for American illustrators. Hea is noted to be the American Aubrey Beardsley with his style of prints . Bradley is most known for his Chap book (Chapbooks were an important medium for the dissemination of popular culture to the common people, especially in rural areas. They were a medium of entertainment, information and (generally unreliable) history. They are now valued as a record of popular culture, preserving cultural artifacts that may not survive in any other form)

Sir Edward Burne-Jones- 28 August 1833 – 17 June 1898) was a British artist and designer closely associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, who worked closely with William Morris on a wide range of decorative arts as a founding partner in Morris, Marshall, Faulkner, and Company… his paintins / illustrations have influenced many even rumored to inluence the author of lord of the rings J.R.R Tolkein.

Dean Cornwell- March 5, 1892 - December 4, 1960) was an American illustrator and muralist. His oil paintings were frequently featured in popular magazines and books as literary illustrations, advertisements, and posters promoting the war effort. At the peak of his popularity he was nicknamed the "Dean of Illustrators".

Edmund Dulac born Edmond Dulac, October 22, 1882 – May 25, 1953[1]) was a French book illustrator prominent during the so called "Golden Age of Illustration" (the first quarter or so of the twentieth century). He illustrated such novels as the little mermaid

James Montgomery Flagg (June 18, 1877 – May 27, 1960) was an American artist and illustrator. He worked in media ranging from fine art painting to cartooning, but is best remembered for his propaganda posters. He illustrated the Famous or infamous “ Uncle Sam “we want you”

Ludweig Hohlwein- was born on 26 July 1874 in Wiesbaden, Germany he pursued the study of architecture he enjoyed of sports such as horseback riding and hunting. His study of architecture was soon dismissed in favor of illustration. Illustrated books such
Tamara de Lempicka- (May 16, 1898–March 18, 1980), born Maria Górska from Poland in the first woman artist to be a glamour star. She is not really an illustrator more a painter than a illustrator


Joseph Leyendecker- (March 23, 1874 – July 25, 1951) was one of the pre-eminent American illustrators of the early 20th century. He is best known for his poster, book, and advertising illustrations, the trade character known as The Arrow Collar Man, and his numerous covers for the Saturday Evening Post

Maxfield Parrish - July 25, 1870 – March 30, 1966) was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the twentieth century. He is known for his distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery.

Howard Pyle - March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an American illustrator and writer, primarily of books for young audiences. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy.
In 1894 he began teaching illustration at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry (now Drexel University), and after 1900 he founded his own school of art and illustration called the Howard Pyle School of Illustration Art

Arthur Rackham – (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator.

Frederick Remington - (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West, specifically concentrating on the last quarter of the 19th century American West and images of cowboys, American Indians, and the U.S. Cavalry.

Norman Rockwell- (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States, where Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine for more than four decades
Egon Schiele- German pronunciation: [ˈʃiːlə], approximately SHEE-leh; June 12, 1890 – October 31, 1918) was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century.

Jessie Wilcox-Smith - (September 6, 1863 – May 3, 1935) was a United States illustrator famous for her work in magazines such as Ladies Home Journal and for her illustrations for children's books.

NC Wyeth- (October 22, 1882 – October 19, 1945), known as N.C. Wyeth, was an American artist and illustrator. He was the star pupil of artist Howard Pyle and became one of America's greatest illustrators