George Hardie is an illustrator and graphic designer born in Britain, and is best known for his cover album art that featured rock musicians and bands. Hardie studied at the Royal College of Art in London, and shortly after he… Continue Reading →

Fred Otnes was an American Illustrator born in Junction City, Kansas. Being raised in the midwest, Otnes’ childhood would be abruptly changed as his father frequently moved around because of his work. Due to this reason, Otnes’ gained a sense… Continue Reading →

Leonard Baskin was a American Sculptor, Illustrator, Wood-Engraver, Print-maker, Graphic Artist, Writer, and Teacher; pretty amazing at the time even though there were other many multi-disciplinary artists at the time. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Baskin moved to New… Continue Reading →

Paul Rand was a American Graphic Designer and Art Director that was best known for his Corporate Logo Designs, including some of his work for IBM, UPS, Enron, etc. What was really significant about Rand’s work was that he was… Continue Reading →

Saul Tepper was an American Illustrator that was an American Illustrator and Songwriter. He studied under Harvey Dunn and worked with people like Albert Dorne when Tepper first started. As Tepper’s career developed, he started to make illustrations for major… Continue Reading →

Herge, or Georges Prosper Remi was a Belgian cartoonist that was most famous for creating the classic comics “The Adventures of Tintin”, “Quick and Flupke”, and “The Adventures of Jo, Zette, and Jocko”. Herge was born to a somewhat average… Continue Reading →

James Montgomery Flagg was an American Illustrator that was born in New York , 1877. Best known for his political posters, Flagg was a powerhouse of an illustrator that delved portrait painting, poster art, and illustration. Flagg was phenomenal at… Continue Reading →

During the Golden Age of Illustration this was generally the time where large powerhouse artists like Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, and Charles Dana Gibson started to arise. That is not to say that illustration had started at this time, but illustration had started… Continue Reading →

Lecture Summary Oh boy oh boy World War 2 and a lot of things happened here! Let’s all address that Hitler; was indeed a big stinking loser. Surprisingly though the things that happened during World War 2 was pretty good… Continue Reading →