The Illustration Departmentさんのイラストまとめ

In 1951, Jack Davis was ready to give up on being a cartoonist.

Then he found work with EC Comics.
Then he became a founding artist for MAD Magazine.
Then he “revolutionized comic illustration”.

This is our #arthistory post on Davis: https://t.co/rzM0qjjlBX

Marie Hall Ets was born on this day, December 16, in 1895.

One in every four books she created won a Caldecott.

The number of Caldecott Medals and Honors she earned is second only to Maurice Sendak.

Ernest Howard Shepard was born on this day, December 10, in 1879.

He served in the Royal Artillery during WWI; he was a staff artist for Punch; and he illustrated four books by A.A. Milne whose main character was “that silly old bear” (as Shepard called Winnie-the-Pooh).

Mary Azarian was born on this day, December 8, in 1940.

The farmer-turned-printmaker began her illustration career at the age of 30.

She illustrated more than fifty books—winning the Caldecott Medal for “Snowflake Bentley” at the age of 59.

❝Margot not only revivified the American picture book, but was one of the very few who helped elevate it to an art form.❞

—Maurice Sendak, talking about Margot Zemach

Zemach was born on this day, November 30, in 1931.

Katharine Pyle was born on this day, November 23, in 1863.

She was a leading illustrator (like her brother, Howard Pyle); she advocated for underserved youth; and she was a champion for artists’ rights.

Her niece, Ellen Pyle, said she was, “a woman well ahead of her time”.

Between 1939 and 1972, Charlotte Steiner created more than seventy books for children.

She was one of the most popular creators during the “Golden Age” of Children’s Books.

And yet, little is known about her.

Here is our #arthistory post on Steiner: https://t.co/1KERGkpAEA

Rafael Tufiño Figueroa was born on this day, October 30, in 1922.

Dubbed “The Painter of the People”, he advocated for art and literacy in underserved communities.

He later became the first Puerto Rican to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Arts Club.

William Henry “Bill” Mauldin was born on this day, October 29, in 1921.

During WWII, American soldiers called him their “secret weapon”.

His comic, “Willie and Joe”—about two, weary “dogfaces”—boosted the soldiers’ morale; and earned Mauldin a Pulitzer.

❝In Chinese art, the poet is a painter and the painter is a poet.❞

—Wong Gen Yeo (aka Tyrus Wong), born on this day, October 25, in 1910